It’s a timescale that mirrors the Queen’s reign and to mark the huge milestone we've dug deep into the archive to bring a selection of pictures to show some of the highlights including students on stage, awards and scenes from the shows. Are you pictured?
Dancers first graced the dance floor on February 11 1952 when its founder Beryl Whittaker, who died in 2006, first opened the doors.
From their studio in Hornby Road, the group has performed hundreds of shows and has been a long standing training ground for many young performers.
To mark the anniversary they are performing the World at their Feet at The Grand Theatre in March. Visit Whittaker's Facebook pageREAD MORE: Blackpool's Whittaker Dance and Drama Centre celebrates its 70th anniversaryIn case you missed it: Reminiscing over shopping trips to Blackpool town centre - 18 scenes from the nineties and noughties 23 photos of Blackpool and the town centre in the 1980s 22 scenes from the shops loved and lost in Blackpool that you might remember from the 70s to 90s 15 photo memories from around Blackpool town centre which show how it used to look
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Celebrations at the Whittaker Dance and drama Centre in 1997. Jack Ganley and Beryl Whittaker, are pictured with daughters Sheila (right) and Jacqui
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Jemma Thackray, Nikita Coulon, Rachel Dunn. Front, from left, Emma Hardy, Maregarita Barnfield, Natasha Hourihan, Charlotte Holden, Lorna Young and Natasha Lees ahead of a Christmas Carol, 1997
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Dancing Queen: The late Beryl Whittaker who founded the centre in 1952 and pictured here in 2002.
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Annual Foundation Day in 2004. Pictured are Holly Higgins, Deputy Mayor Mrs Sue Fowler and Tina Meehan