THE local juvenile ballroom and Latin team of a dance school has become second division Southern League Champions.

Footsteps Dance School pupils Mia Scanelli, Abbie Mia Sadler, Emma Davies, Olivia Bennett, Charli Gillard, Jasmine Clark, Lucy Fenner and Ellen Linklater, all of whom are from Basingstoke, have been competing all year at various venues as part of the Supadance League.

All eight girls are under twelve with the youngest aged just seven.

Each member has to dance a waltz, quickstep, cha cha and jive and their individual points culminate towards a team figure and therefore a placing in the division.

Janine Sadler, the school’s principal, said: “We have competed in this for a couple of years and I am so proud of them all.

“The juvenile team are tremendous girls who work so well together and they support each other brilliantly.”