AN 82-year-old belly dancer said she will carry on shimmying until she cannot dance anymore.
Dancer Tina Hobin, who teaches belly dancing in Worcester, is also on a mission to help pregnant women use the moves to help them have happy and safe pregnancies.
She believes it can help with back aches, pelvic discomfort, and constipation as well as enhance mental health and self-image.
Mrs Hobin, who is looking for women to take part in the study, said: "I want to help women deliver babies, healthy babies, without trauma.
"Women should enjoy the exercise they do during their pregnancy."
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Mrs Hobin, who still enjoys teaching the art form and doing demonstrations, said you are never too old to dance and wants to change the overly sexualised perception of the dance form.
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But her journey to pursue her dreams was not straightforward."
Mrs Hobin said: "My ex-husband hated my belly dancing.
"It wasn't easy for me to carry on, but I always found the strength to stay strong and follow my dreams."
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Mrs Hobin, from Cleobury Mortimer said: "I have always been a dancer, I've been a dancer since I could stand on my two feet.
"I started taking classes in my 30s and got hooked from there and I had my first book published in 1992."
The dancer said something more powerful than her that gave her the strength to carry on dancing.
"I have had a lot of help spiritually, in order to keep me going."
Particularly after doctors told her she would not be able to walk if she didn't stop dancing after she was attacked and injured in London in 1997.
She said: "The orthopaedics said 'if you don't stop dancing, you will end up in a wheelchair.
"When I came home, I was really upset and my son put his arm around me and said 'mum, you will never stop dancing'.
"And I haven't stopped since, doctors are still shocked that I am still dancing and walking.
"It has been an incredible journey and I'll be dancing until I can't anymore".
Tina Hobin is looking for pregnant people to take part in her study. If you are interested visit her Facebook page Tina Hobin - Belly Dance.
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