“Our outreach program [Senior Embrace,which visits retirement facilities] does all of this music that is totally their era like Etta James and “The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” and all these songs that they can really connect with. They all just talk about how much they admire that and they bid stories about how they used to go swing dancing, so that’s pretty wintry because it really brings back all the memories for them. The staff at each place we visit will be like “We haven’t seen this specific woman smile in two weeks, or now she’s happier.” Just that is enough.” Kelly Bitzer: dancer with The Big Muddy Dance Company
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