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This granddaughter and grandfather dance duo have tapped into our hearts

When Maeve asked her grandfather to help her dance she had no idea the world would be watching. - by Jacqueline Mey
  • 11 Oct 2018
 This granddaughter and grandfather dance duo have tapped into our hearts

This tap dancing duo stole hearts all around the world.  

When Maeve, 10, asked her grandfather Bill Jones, 72, to be her partner for her upcoming recital Bill jumped at the chance.

‘My mom says my grandfather loves to dance and I asked him if he wanted to do a tap duel with me, and we did it. And it’s amazing,’ Maeve told WHDH

Grandfather-granddaughter duo tap dance into hearts everywhere

Practicing for an hour every week and, for over a month the duo were finally ready for Maeve’s summer tap dancing recital.  

Maeve and Bill took everyone’s breath away as they tapped together.

The pair finished the piece with an incredible cartwheel.

Jacqueline Mey
Jacqueline Mey
Jacqueline is a Features Writer for that’s life! magazine. Previously working at Prevention, she has published works across Bella, Closer, Take a Break, Real People and that’s life! UK. She is also the host of Girlfriend’s Beauty Boss Podcast.

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