One of UK's oldest women has revealed her hacks for longevity - including doing ballet every day.<br /><br />Dinkie Flowers, a 101-year-old former pro dancer still dances every single day to stay young and says having a boogie is the secret to her long and happy life.<br /><br />Dinkie started dancing at the age of three, in 1924, and still hosts dancing and keep fit lessons at her dance school called Dinkie Flowers Stage School in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, to this day.<br /><br />Despite aging over a century, she starts every morning by going to the studio in her home and practicing some moves on her ballet barre.<br /><br />The mother-of-one has travelled the world to showcase her skills, including a show in Baghdad to dance in front of the Royal Family and performed for Prince Phillip at an Ice Gala in Paris in 1952.<br /><br />Reflecting on her long life, Dinkie now says dancing is the reason she has lived for so long, and says she won't stop "until they take me away in a box".<br /><br />Dinkie, who was born on May 7 1921, said: "Dancing is my secret to a long and happy life. I dance all the time, I teach dancing still too - I just couldn't live without dancing.<br /><br />"I just love dancing, I always have and I always will. I'd advise anyone and everyone to start dancing to keep you young - for body and mind.<br /><br />"Everyday I go and dance in the studio I have at home and I try to get everyone else to do it too. The work you do keeps your body supple, last much longer and look much younger!<br /><br />"It sounds hard, but it's never too late to start. Once you know what your doing and being taught by a teacher you'd love it. You don't have to go mad, but it's good to keep on moving your body, bending your knees and stuff like that."<br /><br />Dinkie learnt her skills at London's Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts, and went on to ice skate all over the world.<br /><br />She was even arrested in 1940's Paris for wearing a red playsuit to perform, as it was associated with illegal prostitution at the time.<br /><br />More recently, Dinkie made her TV debut tap dancing her way through auditions to appear on The Greatest Dancer at 98 years young.<br /><br />Whilst dancing through life, Dinkie met and married her husband George, who sadly passed away in 2005.<br /><br />The couple had a daughter Sarah, who followed in her mother's footsteps as a professional dancer, and Dinkie now has four grandchildren.<br /><br />Dinkie, who was once the only British acrobatic skater said: "Dancing is my life, and helping people dance is my life.<br /><br />"I couldn't live without dancing and I think it's what's kept me young and happy. I see people just sitting on their bottoms all day and reading, but it's important to get up and keep on moving - I need to be able to do something.<br /><br />"It doesn't matter how old you are. You could be 30 or 100, but as long as you have movement you are fit and well."
