tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post7403063119285858324..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: A 50th Anniversary in SongNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-64911915309881576642015-03-02T18:56:28.401-06:002015-03-02T18:56:28.401-06:00All these years later, it makes me happy rememberi...All these years later, it makes me happy remembering their earnest belief I was teachable. They and the older girls all did a good job not just of helping me dance but of extending the human contact of friendship. Churchladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189667700112500485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-11219399268606594632015-03-02T14:18:04.144-06:002015-03-02T14:18:04.144-06:00What a lovely story!!!What a lovely story!!!Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-88158734857276512372015-03-02T13:43:34.696-06:002015-03-02T13:43:34.696-06:00Thank you, Nancy! My vintage, too, and it comes w...Thank you, Nancy! My vintage, too, and it comes with a very precious experience. I had a 6-month job early 1965 as a young'un doing work at an inner city (as we then said) boys and girls club. I was very worried that I, white suburban kid of middle classness, would not be of much use there, but it was a wonderful time on many levels. The kids were great, and after formal programs were over each day, the girls put on music including this song - a favorite - and danced. I wasn't good at it, the style of Black dancing wasn't one I knew, so one day the little ones, about 7 years old, decided it was time for me to learn. With three of them on me - side to side and in the back, they pushed me until I got it, exclaiming, "You gotta put your HIPS in it, Miss Betty. Put your HIPS in it!" After a few days, the pronounced me "good enough". Highest praise I ever got! So this song and that lovely time live on as I enjoy this song once again and all the memory that goes with it.Churchlady320noreply@blogger.com