← Daily Mail: Britain’s oldest ballerina, 81, is still dancing almost nine DECADES after first donning a leotard – and has just passed the Royal Academy of Dance’s most advance exam

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By Lucy Crabtree | Published 14th January 2019 | Full size is 634 × 951 pixels

Barbara, seen recently, stuck to her usual weekly lessons until six weeks before her exam when she took on a gruelling regime of two hours of ballet a day

Barbara, seen recently, stuck to her usual weekly lessons until six weeks before her exam when she took on a gruelling regime of two hours of ballet a day