Delma Jones (nee Herd) with her photo album
Of corner stores and ballet schools
When Delma Jones (nee Herd) fell down some stairs at age three, it set the scene for a lifetime love of dancing. The fall was followed by a mysterious case of juvenile arthritis: mysterious because it involved painless swelling of her leg, later followed by similar problems with her other limbs and joints. Doctors put her in a splint but couldn't get to the bottom of the problem. Eventually one specialist suggested the youngster take up ballet as therapy. She was signed up with noted Hamilton ballet teacher Jessie Brownlie. From the start, ballet captured Delma's…
