A GROUP of dancers who perform at aged care homes across Frankston is on the lookout for new recruits.
The Ruby Red Dancers perform for residents at aged care homes in Frankston, Edithvale, and on the Mornington Peninsula. The six dancers range from age 62 to 88.
Ruby Red dancer Christina Howell has been performing since 2001. The group is now looking for more dancers to join so they can keep entertaining people for years to come.
Howell says the group does a variety of dances to take viewers “around the world” from the comfort of their seats. “We started out belly dancing and since then we have digressed. We do Spanish dancing, roaring 20s Charleston style, a rainbow dance with different colours, and we also do a fan dance,” she said.
Howell says people should join in because “it’s good exercise, it’s not too vigorous, and it’s much more geared to older ladies.”
“We have six dancers at the moment, and one of our members is 88. We perform for around an hour and a half with no break,” she said. “Sometimes we might only have three or four dancers at a booking. We used to have ten or eleven but we have lost some to retirement.
“It’s not hard, we practice once a week on Fridays. It only works out at $6 a week each for the hall rental at the moment, so it doesn’t cost much.”
To inquire or join the Ruby Red Dancers, contact Christina Howell on 0490 099 373.