From the Empire Ballroom, Leicester Square.
in the presence of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, K.G. who this year presents the annual awards given for outstanding achievements in the world of dancing and dance music.
Among this year's winners introduced by Peter West are:
Kenny Ball, Joe Loss, Sydney Thompson, Ken Park and Mavis Whiteside, Bill and Bobbie Irvine, Doreen Weeks, Kosaku Fujimura
Also appearing are: Laird and Lorraine, The Humphreys School Old Time Team, The Doreen Weeks Formation Team, Josephine Bradley and Bob Burgess, Brenda Winslade, Charles Thiebault, Peter Eggleton, Eric Lashbrook and Norma Graves, Jimmy McCue and Valda, The Pearly Kings and Queens, The Jeff Rowena Six, Joe Loss and his Orchestra
Organised by Mecca Dancing