"...lived long enough to see the changes in dancing while carrying on what I know from the past."
Bop!
“The bop is your dance. Learn it. “
Dancing on the Philly Oldies scene since 1963 as a Bop, cha-cha, and ballroom dancer.
“Dance is one of my favorite things to do.”
This DJ has contributed to the preservation of Philly Bop by educating and promoting the dance.
Bopping since 5yrs old
Over 20 years teaching
"...keeping it fun."
“We can continue to keep urban dance style alive by teaching, learning from each other and sharing these Styles as we travel (for real and virtually.”
'The host with the most.'
DANCE LEGENDS OF PHILLY 2019
Dance is a way to express yourself and let mind and soul be free......there’s no room for stress or the drama.
Over 60 years as a master teacher and choreographer Highly recognized, award-winning dancer Her background includes ballet, tap, jazz, and interpretive also known as African dance.
My greatest contribution to the Philly scene was that prior to soullinetv there was no such thing as a line dance party— we truly introduced the 5hr linedance event .
DANCE LEGENDS OF PHILLY 2022
This dance legend was always driven by the need to provide a great place for people to come and enjoy music and dance in an adult atmosphere.
"Dancing saved my life and is the best thing that ever happened to me... on the dance floor I come alive. When I'm on the dance floor you will hear me shouting YES...YES...YES that's when it takes me back to the beginning when I first started dancing and it puts me in my zone."
“Life is beautiful! and dancing is good for the soul. I watched my parents dance and they encouraged me to do the same. Life is short so enjoy every moment and add a little dance. It is good for your soul.”
"I would like to see the oldies community pass on the music and dances of our era so that they are not lost – BOP, CHACHA, the strand – it is up to us to expose our youth to both the music and we must teach them the dances."
“Hurry up and learn how to bop, cha,-cha, line dance, and strand, because when you reach retirement age, you are not gonna be able to dance to all those hip-hop tunes from your younger days.
If you desire to dance, do so with everything you have, work at your craft daily, respect the art and those who dance on a higher level, embrace your talent, do it the right way, push yourself and do not worry about making mistakes, for to become a better dancer you have to constantly challenge yourself.”
Its exercise and it’s who I am! Some people go to the gym - I go dancing! I go to work, come home and look forward to Sundays so I can go dancing.
...you don’t get old by dancing you get old by not dancing!"
She was known to break down a line dance to offer step by step instructions and she would often say, ‘There is no hurry to learn one dance’.
“I really enjoyed showing the children what we did as children. I tried to instill in them that dancing is all about you. It takes you to a place where nothing else can.”
In 1976, she founded the Dance Theatre Studio. In September 1980, she co-founded the Spring School of the Arts with her sister, Patricia Stuart Robinson. The school’s curriculum introduced thousands of students to the four facets of the arts — music, drama, dance and visual arts.