Strictly star teaches BBC presenters VE Day dance
BBC South Today's Ed Sault and BBC Radio Oxford's Sophie Law went for a Lindy Hop lesson from Strictly Come Dancing star Kai Widdrington
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On VE Day, men, women and children in towns and cities across the UK began dancing the Lindy Hop in celebration of the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of war in Europe.
The dance began in New York City in the late 1920s and was born out of those from the swing genre, such as the jive.
But by the end of the Second World War, it had also become popular with people on this side of the Atlantic.
Ahead of the 80th anniversary of VE Day on Thursday, BBC South Today's Ed Sault and BBC Radio Oxford's Sophie Law went for a Lindy Hop lesson from Strictly Come Dancing star Kai Widdrington.
A special VE Day 80 edition of South Today, live from Witney, airs at 18:30 BST on BBC One on Thursday.
Video journalism by Chris Wood.
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