Hundreds of people flocked to the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate at the weekend to take part in the largest indoor line dancing and country music festival in Britain.

FANCY FOOTWORK: The scene in the Flower Hall at the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, where Britain's largest indoor line dancing festival took place

More than 1,200 people of all ages spent 12 hours a day line dancing to country music throughout the four-day event.

A Chance to Dance was hosted by the Dean Brothers, John and Jim, who have been voted Britain's Group of the Year for the third successive year by line dance enthusiasts.

Carol Dean, who organised the event, despite not being a regular line dancer herself, was very pleased with the weekend's activities.

"This is the fifth event of this kind that we have run and I have enjoyed this one the most," she said.

"It went really, really well and there was a wonderful atmosphere for all four of the days."

"It's a lovely mix of ages and it is nice to see teenagers and older people all dancing together."

She continued: "We will be hosting another event again in August and then a big one for the Millennium, again in Harrogate.

"There are already a lot of people who have said they will be coming to the four-day event either side of the Millennium eve."

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