Nothing to do with dancing, or 30's movies either. The only step would be a side-step following their earlier incarnation as Blue Oar, who were fined for (something) toward the Floatation of Worthington Nichols, as I recall. The share was lifted way beyond its value and many early-investors (that's retail Investors obviously) lost a lot of money when the true value of WRN became known.

From the news for the New Company:- three sub-divisions, each a Limited Company - is this usual, I wonder...(?), - - - -

Astaire Securities Plc - advisory and broking services to institutional investors for UK listed companies, with particular expertise in the Oil & Gas, Mining, Leisure, Telecoms, Technology, Life Sciences, Transport and Business Services sectors and, through its corporate finance business, fund raising and corporate advisory services to quoted companies;


Rowan Dartington & Co Limited - private client stockbroking and wealth management, based in Bristol and with a network of nine offices predominantly in the south west of England; and


Astaire & Partners Limited - agency stockbroking and private client investment management for a range of international clients.

Anyone investing there . . . . ?

EDIT- (7-6-2010)-Note the sp was 5.8p way back in July09, now it's 1.7p (DYOR), also it seems this business is practically owned by evolve capital, stocks fell abt 45% each....arrgh! Waste remains despite name-changing, huh.
EDIT (18/8/10)-sp=0.5/0.65 pence, oh deary....

And now it looks like it will succeed in its takeover of Dowgate.