Myrna Elliott here. I’ve taken private dance classes at Robert Thomas studio just to learn Shirley Temple’s On The Good Ship Lollipop dance routine for next year’s show No electricity yet so can’t practice on the organ. Otherwise played lots card games, cleaned drawers and cupboards and painted porches. Looking forward to seeing the SVS cast members soon,I hope
Dear Fellow Performers,
As the Diamond Tap Dancers planned to brainstorm ideas for our performance this year, I wonder what we would have come up with. I'm sure it would have been a lot of fun. Hopefully we can do it next August!
Meanwhile, one thing I've been doing is making homemade cards to mail friends and family. During these times getting something special in the mailbox can be a real lifter upper! I have the fun of creating and also of thinking about someone I know as I prepare their card.
On May 1, early in the morning, I put a May basket I had hand made on the door of each of my neighbors. If they got half the lift finding their baskets as I got looking up and down the street at all of them, that's great! I filled them with a variety of tea bags I had on hand and some origami paper cranes for the kids.
I also got my old church pump organ (I bought it as an antique 50 years ago) spiffed up and enjoy playing it.
I'm a people person as I know many of you are, so these times are extra challenging. I'm thinking of my fellow tap dancers and the rest of you. We will be so happy when the day comes we can all get together again!
Take care, everyone.
Best wishes and love,
Carol Barrick, Diamond Tap Dancer
Thank you for sending this, it brings back some nice memories. I have been rather limited in my activities since having hip replacement surgery in January. I still have my dog Snickers to keep me occupied and my 2 sons - Mark in Des Moines, a Senior Applications Developer for Wright Tree Service, and Bob in Orlando who has been with Walt Disney World for over 31 years. - Jon Pritchard
