They said rock 'n' roll was very strong in Wellington with six active clubs "so there's always a dance on every weekend".
Kent makes her own outfits "right down to the petticoats and knickers" and those costumes were constantly changing. Bowden gets his suits made in Wellington.
They only dance as a couple. The sport does have same-sex events, but that doesn't interest them. And there are triples involving a man and two women but Bowden said "one woman on the dance floor's enough for me".
They were last at the Wanganui Masters four years ago.
Their routines are always being modified and, while they used to have coaches, they're comfortable sorting out their own sequences nowadays.
For the record, Kent won bronze in the best dressed woman competition, Bowden gold as the best dressed man, and they collected silver as best dressed couple.
As for their main event - the 35+ restricted? They took out gold. Not a bad weekend, really.