Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Patriotic Songs and Tap Dancing

Summer is here!!!! We hope everyone had a Happy Fourth of July. In preparation for that holiday, the Sassy Songbirds expanded their repertoire once more and learned some Patriotic Songs!! And, since we already have one Tap Dancing number in our arsenal with "Anything Goes", we thought we could add one more -- "Yankee Doodle Dandy". We also performed rousing versions of "God Bless America" and "America the Beautiful" as well as "You're a Grand Old Flag".

We were able to perform these new songs at The Sugar Plum Fair in the Buena Park Mall and again at Vintage Mission Inn Senior Home in Rosemead (our second time there!). It looks like we may have also booked a future gig with The Sugar Plum Fair at their next event!

Our audience at Mission Inn was so appreciative of our music, and when we were singing the National Anthem, they all started standing one by one with their hands over their heart. We made sure to do a tribute after that song to the men and women who had served our country! One woman came up to Kristen after the show and thanked her for singing "All The Things You Are" by Jerome Kern because her sister sang that song at her wedding in 1959, and not many people sing it anymore. Another woman came up to us and said, "That's our music. That's the real thing."

Our favorite time during our shows is when we get to meet the audience afterward. We are so blessed to be able to bring such high quality and meaningful performances to our audiences.

Below are some Tap Dancing and Patriotic Clips! Enjoy!
"The National Anthem", "You're a Grand Old Flag", and "Anything Goes"!