Sunday, December 29, 2013
Dancing certainly has changed over the years, and Grandma knew that. Whenever there was music playing she would dance, waving her hands flapper-style, with an actress' grin on her face, saying "I used to be a jitterbug." We would listen to big band and swing music on most days when I came home from school;it helped me focus on homework and put her in a reminiscent mood.She loved singers such as Judy Garland, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra, and musicians like the Dorsey Brothers. The day she saw me playing a Roaring Twenties flapper in the ninth grade school play was the day that she reflected on her adolescent memories. I then became more interested in what life must have been like for grandma in the 30s and 40s. In fact, I took a liking to the fashion, dance style,movies, and music of the times. Ah, yes, my taste is vintage I will confess. That is all thanks to my wonderful grandma, who showed me how to appreciate things that "they don't really do nowadays." She will always be the inspiration for my well roundedness and ability to deviate from the mainstream media.
