TWIRLING around the dancefloor in a sparkly suit may not come naturally to one Worcester man who plans to give ballroom dancing a whirl for Acorns Children's Hospice.

While Richard Brown, from Claines, Worcester, may enjoy watching Strictly Come Dancing he will soon have to follow in the fancy footsteps of its stars when he takes part in Keep Dancing for Acorns.

The Acorns Children's Hospice marketing manager admits he has two left feet but said his late sister Joanna Brown, who fell to her death in Siberia in 2008, loved dancing which motivated him to take part in the fundraiser.

The 34-year-old said: "I'm not a natural dancer at all, in fact, I've never danced a step in my life.

"But when the event came up I thought it was a really good idea and was definitely more fun than running.

"I'm actually a bit of a fan of Strictly Come Dancing which was kind of one of the reasons why I decided to take part.

"But I also wanted to take part because my late sister Joanna loved dancing, she loved to do tap, and she was always the one encouraging me to challenge myself.

"She would have found it hilarious that her dippy younger brother was going to do this."

Mr Brown is dancing with Sue Cox, who works for a company which supports Acorns, and the pair are currently having lessons with dance teacher Sarah Clarke, from Malvern.

But they are keeping details of their performance under wraps to surprise friends and family who come along to watch.

They will dance in front of a panel of judges including Jemma Bird, a contestant on The Apprentice and a classically trained dancer, at the Great Hall at University of Birmingham on Saturday, March 28.

Dancers must be aged 14 and over and will need to raise at least £250.

"If people are worried about embarrassing themselves they don't need to worry because they probably won't as much as I will.

"But it is going to be a lot of fun and a lot easier to do than a marathon

"I'm enjoying the training at the moment but I don't know if I will keep it up after the fundraiser - I'll have to see how bad I am, I suppose."

The pair will be keeping people up to date with their training on their blog srkd15.blogspot.co.uk.

Donations can be made at justgiving.com/srkd15.