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08/12/2021 GMT

My real-life Cuban dance romance

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JoAnn Jansen learned to dance in the arms of a revolutionary – now she teaches film stars

JoAnn Jansen learned to dance in the arms of a revolutionary – now she teaches Hollywood film stars how to move.

JoAnn Jansen is a film choreographer, known for working with some of the biggest stars in Hollywood. Part of her journey to becoming a dancer herself has even been made into a film – the sequel to the Dirty Dancing movie, Dirty Dancing Havana Nights, which was based on her teenage experience in Cuba. But her dancing hopes nearly came to an abrupt end when, at 19, she found herself the single mother of a severely disabled baby. JoAnn tells Jo Fidgen that the experience eventually gave her the drive to pursue her goals.

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