WALLKILL—Wallkill’s senior citizens were jiving to the sounds of the Hudson Valley Swingers orchestra on one of many Tuesdays at the town’s Community Center. About 50 people came to enjoy the music and dance to big band music on Aug. 30.
Couples arrived, groups of friends, and singles who quickly found partners for the regular Tuesday afternoon event. A group from a local nursing home brought residents who listened and sometimes moved to the music with partners.
Paul and Margaret Weimer have been coming to the afternoon dance fest for about a month. “It’s relaxed. It’s good exercise,” Margaret said. “It’s nice to see people and get out.”
Janet Slovitsky and Marion Tritschler came to be inspired by the music. “I love the music of the forties, fifties, and sixties,” Slovitsky said. “It just brings me back to my childhood. As they play, I just visualize all the old musicals.”
Tritschler said, “I just like to dance.” She asked her husband if he liked to dance before they married. “He didn’t know his right foot from his left foot, but we married anyway.” She said she likes all kinds of dancing.
Slovitsky said she likes the Latin beat. “We used to go to the Palladium and go to all the dances when I was in Brooklyn.”
