Warm Response To Local Troupe
Several local dancers from David Sanders Dance Dynamics in East Islip and North Babylon performed at noted actress Bette Midler’s recent “Halloween” Bash at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Manhattan.
Proceeds from the event went to the New York Restoration Project. Over $1.4 million was raised to improve parks.
Sanders’ dance troupe was discovered by Midler last August as they performed at a benefit in Bryant Park in Manhattan for Dancers Responding to AIDS. Impressed, she later contacted Sanders and invited him to bring his group to her “Halloween” Bash.
Sanders worked hard, perfecting his dancers’ talent.
He revealed that his group, who range in age from ten to 18, travel extensively to compete with other dancers. This year, they won the coveted National Dance Championship title.
Sanders, a graduate of North Babylon High School, choreographs all the troupe’s numbers himself. He has been dancing for 28 years.
The Bette Midler special won enthusiastic applause from its audience and the young performers and their adult chaperones enjoyed meeting such celebrities as Katie Couric, Caroline Rhea, Rosie O’Donnel and psychic John Edward.
