The school was establshed in 1948 by Olga Wilmot.

At the Arlington Ballroom hundreds of young people learnt to ballroom dance – this was a ‘must’ for all young people as this was how thousands of couples met their husband or wife to be, until fashions changed in the mid 1960s. As well as lessons there were many dancing competitions and the school won many trophies in national ballroom dancing events.

Olga Wilmot took over The Arlington Ballroom in Museum Street around 1948. It was then a popular venue with American Servicemen and the locals. Olga operated from there until the business moved to Bond Street in 1991.

When Olga passed away in 2000 the school was taken over by three teachers Rosemary Watson, Jennifer Dix and Susan Matthews, all of whom were trained by and worked for Olga.

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