COULD they be the Strictly stars of tomorrow?

Local dancers Ollie and Grace Woolaway recently competed in the prestigious Champions of Tomorrow Ballroom & Latin dance competition at the famous Winter Gardens in Blackpool.

Grace, 12, deputy head girl at Stroud School in Romsey and Ollie, 15, formerly of Stroud danced their way through the heats, quarters and semi’s – making it to the heady heights of the grand final – where they finished second in both Ballroom and Latin competitions.

For Ollie and Grace, trained by four-time UK professional champions Alex and Lisa Ivanets of A&L Dance Academy in Hedge End & Winchester, this was their first major event as a couple at the Winter Gardens – Europe’s largest ballroom.

Ollie commented: “The venue was amazing, really inspiring – it was really tough at times but Grace was brilliant, really brilliant.”

Grace added: “To compete against this many couples, from all over the country was really exciting – we’re so happy with the result.