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Broadway Lites and Boogie Nites
We had a great show. Videos available. Contact Mshottair@cox.net
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Alicia
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Alicia is the 2011-2013 Club
President and has also served as the Club's
President 2003 - 2007. |
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At a young age Nancy secretly wished that she could tap dance, but
her mom always felt she was too frail for such activity. It
wasn't until after she retired from over 33 years working in the
aerospace industry that Nancy moved to Sunland Village East, joined
the Sunsationals tap dance club and finally fulfilled her dream to
learn how to tap dance. That was in 2004. Nancy also
belongs to an extension of the Sunsationals that learns and perfoms
jazz and clogging routines. "I think dancing helps to keep me
young in both body and mind, but the most fun is in the people you
meet through dancing. It's especially fun to see the smiles
from the people in the audience." When not dancing Nancy loves
traveing with her husband, Vic, and their dog, Sedona. Nancy
is certified as a flight instructor and when not dancing or
traveling via the road, she and Vic get airbourne as often as
possible. |
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Nancy is currently the Club's
secretary and webmaster. She has also served the club as
President 2009 - 2011. |
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When Linda was younger she and her brother
took lessons and danced together as a brother-sister team.
Then she got busy raising a family and working in Administration for
the City of Ogden. Although she always loved to dance, she
didn't give much thought to tap dancing until in 2004 a friend
suggested that she join the Sunsationals. She is not only a
talented tap dancer, but she also participates with the Sunsationals
Jazz and Clogging groups. Linda also brings to the club her talent
for designing and sewing costumes. In her spare time she and
her husband Pete enjoy golfing, snow skiing and traveling by land,
sea or air. |
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Linda has designed and sewn many of
the costumes for the Club and also serves on the Executive Committee. |
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Sandy is one of our few dancers who
brought years of dancing experience with her when she joined the
Club. Having danced as a young girl, Sandy again took up the
activity when she and her (late) husband retired to Arizona in 1983.
For the next 22 years Sandy enthusiastically danced with the "Forever
Young Dancers of Scottsdale" under the direction of a former
New York City Rockette, Twila Stern. Sandy is fortunate to
have performed at many venues around the valley as well as Laughlin,
NV, on a Bermuda Cruise, and in Hollywood, CA. In 2008 Sandy
joined the Sunsationals and has smoothy tapped her way into several
dance numbers, her favorite being "No Business Like Show
Business". Before moving to Arizona Sandy worked in
Buffalo, New York as the executive secretary to the the president of
the company where she worked for 22 years. Now that she is
retired she has more time to further enjoy her favorite things with
her boyfriend, Ray, things such as attending live musicals, comedy
and drama theatre. She also loves traveling, family genealogy
and ballroom dancing. Sandy feels she has "gotta dance" and is
thankful to a doctor in Mexicali who has successfully treated her
Bronchial Asthma since 1985 and has made it possible for her to live
to do her favorite thing....tap dancing! |
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Ruth is an excellent example of living an
active lifestyle throughout retirement years. We won't mention
Ruth's age, but one hint is that she has been married to her husband
Ray for 63 years. She raised four children while teaching
pre-school and kindergarten for 23 years. She also has 6
grandchildren. Ruth loves to dance, and it shows. Before
joining the Sunsationals in 2003 she was a member of the Israel
Performing Dance Group in Cleveland and the JCC
Rockettes. When at her summer home in Cleveland, Ruth
dances with the Forever Young Tappers and is also active
in ballroom and square dancing. When she is not tap dancing,
Ruth is a volunteer usher in theatres, she sings with the
Barbershop Belles at Leisure World, plays tennis, bridge and
also enjoys traveling, reading, opera, classical music and speaking
French. There is not a whole lot this young lady can't do! |
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There are not a whole lot of things Roy
won't try. He loves to stay active doing aerobics,
showing old cars and playing pickleball. It was at an aerobics
class that one of the Sunsationals dancers approached Roy and asked
if he would like to learn to tap dance. He only had two days
each week available and those just happened to be the same two days
that the tap dancers had their lessons and practice sessions.
It could not have been more perfect! Roy brings a unique style
to the Sunsationals and has performed with them since 2004.
Roy loves to portray Elvis in the Sunsationals rendition of
"Jailhouse Rock" and he has also costumed-up as an old lady when the
group performed "Little Old Lady from Pasadena." When Roy
isn't dancing or doing other athletic activities he enjoys spending
time with his wife, Clara Ann, his children and grandchildren.
He also works in real estate and sells both new and used homes. |
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Glenda always wanted to learn how to tap
dance and joined to Sunsationals in 2003 so she could fulfill that
dream. Over the years she has added several dances to her
repertoire but especially enjoys dancing to Hot Honey Rag and
Save
the Last Dance, both of which she performed in the 2009 Sunsationals
tap dance revue. As much as the dancing, Glenda enjoys all the
friends she has made. She likes having fun and dancing is a
great way to do that. |
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Glenda is currently the club's
secretary and she has served as the Club's President 2007 - 2009. |
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Darlene
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Darlene has spent a lot of time dancing,
but before joining the Sunsationals in 2004 the dancing consisted of
two-step, swing and waltz with her husband, Bob. When Darlene
joined the Sunsationals she may have been a novice to tap dancing,
but not to performing. She and Bob previously belonged to a
country dance team that performed in nursing homes, at fairs and
other events. They even won 1st place in a country dance
competion in Illinois. Currently Darlene is an active
participant with the Sunsationals. She not only taps, but she
also performs clogging and jazz. Darlene is quick to volunteer
whenever anything needs to be done including helping as a practice
leader and writing up the steps for both the jazz and clogging
groups. When not dancing Darlene enjoys her family which
includes two children and 3 grandchildren. She also
participates in a Computer Club, Genealogy and loves playing Rolle
Bolle. |
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Darlene has served as Club
treasurer and has also served on the Executive Committee and many
other committees within the organization. |
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Carol
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After moving to Sunland Village East,
Carol had the opportunity to attend the 2009 tap dance revue "Gotta
Dance" and decided then and there that she wanted to be a part of
the group for both enjoyment and for the exercise it would provide.
Carol had tap danced when she was eight years old and had loved rock
and roll and square dancing when in high school. Before she
retired, Carol worked in management for the telephone company for 32
years. She is married with four children and two grandchildren.
Carol joined the dance club in 2009 and is looking forward to
performing in several dances during the 2011 tap dance revue, to
include a couple of her favorites, One (from Chorus Line) and
Yankee
Doodle. |
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Sharon decided to look into tap dancing
after having back surgery and deciding that it was time to become
more active. She read in the community newspaper, the Outlook,
about the SVE tap dance club and thought this might be a fun way to
stay active and get some exercise. Before joining the tap club
in 2007 Sharon had no tap dance experience but has caught on fast.
She has performed in several dances but especially enjoys dancing to
"No Business Like Show Business". In her younger years Sharon
worked for 5 years as a flight attendant with Western Airlines, then
she changed jobs and worked in the Personel Department at ASU until
she retired. Sharon is always ready to volunteer to help the
club in any way possible. She is called the "Sunshine Girl"
because of the cheerful way that she helps the Club celebrate birthdays
and special occasions. If you want some cheering up, just take
a look at Sharon..... she's the one with the big smile! |
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Sharon is currently the Club's
Treasurer. |
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Joyce loves to be on stage, so when she
saw an opportunity to learn to tap dance (on a stage) and in the
process get a little exercise, she felt she could not go wrong.
Some of her favorite old time movies were of the stars tap dancing.
After all, "who wouldn't want to dance up walls!" Joyce tell
us her previous dance experience was "none, zero, zip", but what she
lacks in technical tapping skills she makes up for in performance
skills. The Sunsationals are proud and pleased to have her wit and
wisdom as the groups master of ceremonies during most performances.
Before Joyce and Joe, her husband of 43 years, retired and moved to
Sunland Village East, Joyce worked as a massage therapist and scuba
diving instructor but primarily concentrated on her favorite job of
being a wife and raising two wonderful sons. She now has six
amazing grandchildren and in addition to spoiling them, Joyce loves
to stay active with golf, photography, playing video games and
learning just about anything new. She tells us her next
learning experience might be "Pickleball" or maybe "Farkle". |
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Joyce has served the club as Vice
President (2009 - 2011) and as MC at performances. |
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Dawn
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Dawn met Sunsationals member, Alicia at an
SVE sponsored (ballroom) dance in 2007 and without a whole lot of
arm-twisting, decided to give tap dancing a try. As a young
girl, Dawn had taken tap and ballet for about 3 years, so it was an
easy task relearning those skills. Dawn's first Revue with the
Sunsationals was in 2009. When asked which dances she enjoys
most, she replys that its hard to chose from all the dances, but
probably likes Boot Scootin' Boogie and No Business Like Show
Business the best. Dawn spent her pre-retirement years in the
family construction business as bookkeeper, secretary, painter, dump
truck driver and just about anything else that needed to be done.
Dawn and her husband Dan have 2 sons and 3 grandchildren. When
not dancing she loves to entertain and she also enjoys traveling
with Dan in their motor home. |
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Dawn has served as the Club's
Treasurer 2009 - 2011. |
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Mary Lynn began tap dancing with the
Sunsationals in 2004. Prior to joining the Sunsationals she
had no tap dance experience, but it is something that she recalls
that she had wanted to do since she was a young girl. In her
earlier life she worked as an accountant and office manager for a
real estate develper. Mary Lynn and her husband, Paul, enjoy
hiking and collecting antiques.
Mary Lynn is currently the club's historian and keeper of the
scrapbook. |
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Pat is currently the Club's Vice
President. |
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Ila really enjoys
doing activities with her brother, Roy, so when he joined the
Sunsationals Ila was not far behind. That was in 2004. She has
been an active club member and energetic dancer ever since. She
tells us that her favorite dance is the
signature dance of the Sunsationals, One . Tapping is not the only thing
that keeps Ila's legs moving. She is a runner and has competed in 5K
and 10K runs as well as marathons in several states. She
also loves to hike in challenging places like the Grand Canyon.
After 33 years in the IT business Ila retired and has since
devoted much of her time to doing volunteer work. She currently volunteers
as an aide at a local hospital and also as a tax preparer for senior
citizens. Among her volunteering credentials she lists the USA Olympic Team at the Winter Olympics
Games in Vancouver, BC and
she is captain for the FORD Arizona Ironman Bike Special Needs station.
Wow, you can get exhausted just reading her bio! |
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