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The Stompin' Grannies |
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How
the Stompin’ Grannies got their start…
The idea for
the “Grannies” was conceived by Roxanna Hurst in August of 2000 as a
skit for the Fox Tale Follies, a variety show produced by the Salem
County Arts Alliance in Carneys Point, New Jersey.
Since then, the “Grannies” have been invited to perform for
various organizations and parades, the Cancer Care Connection’s
“Circulus” at the Playhouse in Hotel DuPont, and the University of
Delaware’s Y Chromes’ (an all male chorus) 2002 Fall Concert. They
were also filmed for a segment of NJN TV’s “Classroom Closeup”,
and were the closing act for this year’s “Follies”.
All are grandmothers and their ages range from 59 to 89.
The Grannies are: Roxanna
Hurst, retired Art educator, Rae Svecz, retired Gifted and Talented
teacher, Lucille Pote, retired school nurse, Dorothy Layton, retired
school secretary, Tanya Lazar, a managing editor for Lippincott,
Williams & Wilkins, a Philadelphia Publishing Company, Joan
Kates, a retired public school educator, artist,
currently teaching art classes at Camden County College, and Peggy
Thomas, a retired school psychologist (our newest Granny.
The Grannies are not dancers, they’re not singers, they don’t
require accompaniment, and no one seems to know quite what they are.
The “Grannies” are sort of a parody of “Stomp”, (a group
originally from Great Britain and now performing in the United States).
The Grannies use their feet and a variety of common objects to create
rhythms. Brooms, trash
cans, kitchen utensils, bedpans, pill bottles, walkers, and more.
The most important thing is that they have a great deal of fun
and prove that you are never too old to kick up your heels and laugh at
yourself. They hope the
audience has as much fun as they do.
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