It wasn’t long before youngsters started rolling in along with instructors armed with a super-sized stereo.

The club, which has been running for six years, has members aged between three and 17. It was the tots’ turn first to line up for their pom-pom routine.

Upbeat fast-paced music boomed out of the stereo and the kids took off. I wondered where the energy was coming from because they were still dancing after four songs, which included Girls Just Want To Have Fun.

It was so cute to watch, even though some of the youngest members seemed to lose interest after a while.

Because the club also does majorettes, we had a go at baton twirling. I saw the baton had cushioned ends but was still quite nervous after seeing a younger member bash herself on the head with one five minutes earlier.

I was told to rotate my wrist, like ‘stirring a cup of tea’. I wasn’t too sure about this since I’m used to a teaspoon being smaller and easier to manoeuvre, but when I started to loosen my grip on the baton it amazingly started twirling.

Later in the class we watched performances of baton routines, which were practised three or four times in a row.

You could see the determination as they threw them in air, twisted them round their backs, under their legs and twirled to catch them again. It looked impressive.

Then it was time for us to join in the pom-pom routines. We joined a line of older juniors and started with our hands behind our backs. I had a feeling this would be fun and just hoped I could keep up with everyone.

The routine, which lasted about 10 minutes but felt a lot longer, comprised of stepping left and right to a beat, lifting knees up, kicking, kneeling, twirling and moving across the floor.

My arms often flew out independently with my hands shaking as if I were holding pom-poms. I followed some of the moves but if I got lost I tended to go freestyle and into my own little world. It was a lot faster than it looked, but a lot of fun.

From time to time the girls would form a line which Gemma and I would try to squeeze into or quickly run to the back of.

I had a smile on my face all the way through and enjoyed every bit of it. At the end of the routine one of the instructors shouted over: “Now you know what they go through.” And to be honest I have a lot of respect for them.

It was exhausting, but the routines were well put together and they made it look so easy. I want to thank them for making us honorary members for a night and wish them all the best for the future.