A TOE-TAPPING sisterhood act in Enfield is helping one spritely 89-year-old stay young at heart, keep fit and wear heaps of sequins.

Despite developing ovarian cancer, Barbara Ledner has maintained her fancy footwork as a member of the Tapliner and Variety Group for active over-50s.

She also had painful fall — but bounced back and is destined this September to become the first 90-year-old Tapliner.

Barb, who has danced all her life after being introduced to callisthenics in early childhood, joins her fellow tappers for practice every Wednesday.

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“They’re bright girls, they have a bit of fun and it gives me exercise,” she says.

“They look after me at shows.

“If we’ve got a quick change of leotards and fishnet stockings or what not, one of them will be zipping up my back, another doing up my shoes saying: ‘C’mon Barb, we’ll look after you’.

“It’s just marvellous, I just love it.

“The grey matter also has to remember all the steps if we’ve got a new dance.”

Tapliners co-ordinator Lorraine Debreczeni said Barb was the jewel in the Tapliners’ crown.

“How many 90-year-olds wear fishnet stockings, cancan costumes, sequins and glitter?” she says.

media_camera The whole Tapliner and Variety Group squad. Picture: AAP/Roy VanDerVegt

The group is now looking for people to join the variety side of the team.

“Maybe someone that can play guitar and sing, comedy acts, a musician, play keyboards,” Lorraine says.

“We give a lot of pleasure to a lot of people in nursing homes and any organisation that want 75 minutes of toe-tapping and colourful entertainment.

“We have an 81-year-old belly dancer that makes all her own costumes ... she runs rings around women half her age.”

They gather at the Enfield Community Centre from 12.30pm to 3pm on Wednesdays.

To get involved, call 8269 3915 or email debrec@iinet.net.au