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A six-year-old ballroom national dancing champion, who is already competing against people twice her age, says she dreams of being on Strictly Come Dancing when she's older.
Amelia Rose Nelson, from Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, has been dancing for as long as she could walk.
Nicknamed the 'pocket rocket', she competes in around 40 different dance tournaments a year and has a gruelling training schedule.
Amelia has already been crowned the All-England Champion aged four and under-six champion at the English Open Solo Championship.
Her proud mother, Tanya, 40, said: 'If any music came on, she'd be dancing.
Amelia Rose Nelson, from Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, has been dancing for as long as she could walk
Star dancer Amelia is pictured with all her medals and trophies aged just six years old
'Even from a young age, you could tell she heard the music, could follow the beat - I knew she was going to be something special.'
When Amelia was two, Tanya enrolled her in mother-toddler classes at Karen Byron School of Dance, where three generations of her family have now trained.
At the age of four, Amelia began competing - and danced in the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
She specialises in ballroom, Latin and sequence dancing and has already won numerous awards and titles over her two years of competing.
The six-year-old would love to compete on Strictly Come Dancing when she's older and is a fan of professional dancer Amy Dowden.
Regarding the ongoing scandal currently plaguing the TV show, Tanya said ballroom and Latin dancing is 'tough to do and learn', and added: 'But if violence is being used and people are getting kicked, then I don't think the professionals should be allowed to teach.'
However, she's not concerned about the rigours of dance training.
She said: 'With Amelia, I like that she has discipline - I like how she gets pushed to be the best she can be.
Amelia enters under-12 tournaments and consistently reaches the finals alongside dancers twice her age
Nicknamed the 'pocket rocket', she competes in around 40 different dance tournaments a year and has a gruelling training schedule
Each week, Amelia attends four-and-a-half hours of dance classes - two-and-a-half hours of private lessons, and another two hours of group teaching
The 'pocket rocket' (pictured competing) is a perfectionist and she enjoys winning competitions
'I also love how her dance teachers do this while also making her believe in herself, making her more confident and making her the best version of herself while she also has the best time while learning.
'I believe no matter what age you are, that's how it should be.'
Amelia has also scooped the under eights' Champion of Champions and under eights' Champions of Tomorrow.
Tanya, who works as a carer, said: 'She's unstoppable - she's so passionate and she'd live in a dance studio if we let her.
'If she doesn't win a competition, she'll be so mad with herself. She's so competitive and loves to win.'
Amelia enters under-12 tournaments and consistently reaches the finals alongside dancers twice her age.
At the age of four, Amelia began competing - and has even danced in the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom
The six-year-old would love to compete on Strictly Come Dancing when she's older and is a fan of professional dancer Amy Dowden
Amelia is pictured in a yellow dress alongside her dance partner in a competition
When Amelia was two, Tanya enrolled her in mother-toddler classes at Karen Byron School of Dance, where three generations of her family have now trained
Tanya said: 'She's competed the last nine weekends in a row - we've got three weekends off now and she's absolutely fuming.
'She's just so determined - her nickname, given to her by another dance mum, is 'pocket rocket'.
'You might think "oh, she's only six", but she's just unstoppable.'
Each week, Amelia attends four-and-a-half hours of dance classes - two-and-a-half hours of private lessons, and another two hours of group teaching.
Tanya said: 'She has so many friends from other dance schools - that's what I like, she's competing with other people but they're all friends as well and it's a very supportive environment.
'It's such an amazing experience for her.
'In the future, I couldn't see Amelia not doing anything dance-related - I think she's going to end up quite famous. She's very special.'
