"I just went into survival mode, " said Haslet-Davis, a dance instructor at the Arthur Murray Dance Studios in Boston.

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Haley Jackson, a 23-year-old dance instructor, managed to shake hands with the prince as she and some friends delivered clothes, shoes and toiletries to the leisure centre.

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After entering yet another room full of women, Drury decided to get certified as a dance fitness instructor.

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