BLACKPOOL became the centre of the wild North West at the weekend, as thousands of line dancing fans arrived for this year's World Line Dance Masters event.

Clad in cowboy boots and denim, or brightly sequinned outfits, dancers from as far away as Singapore, Australia and the USA line-danced along to Blackpool's Winter Gardens to compete in the Empress Ballroom -- while fans could dance, just for fun, in the Spanish Hall.

The annual three-day event was organised by leading line dancers Rachel McEnaney, Pedro Machado, Rob Fowler and Paul McAdam.