Monday, June 13, 2016

Dance music for the young and young-at-heart

Three years ago, I saw Blues, Incorporated, a solid cover band, in concert. I noticed that the least inhibited audience members--the ones who got up and danced the most--were approximately four-to-seven-year-olds and couples in the 50-plus age bracket.  The kids were especially uninhibited about running around and improvising dance moves.  It was the first time I'd ever seen "Stormy Monday" inspire anyone to turn cartwheels or "Folsom Prison Blues" serve as an aerobics workout...

...And, why not?  When the music moves you, who says those aren't appropriate reactions?