Stayin’ Alive Crew

08/20/2026

Happy Birthday to Jen, !
Life according to Jen:
🎉A Dance Page to Follow:  Ralph Beaubrun Dance Classes, ! Jen loves that his classes are filled with people of all ages and that he creates such unique choreography!
🎉A Woman > 50 to Admire: Tamsen Fadal, ! Jen admires Tamsen for recreating herself mid-life and for being so relatable! Tamsen wrote the NYT best seller, “How to Menopause: Take Charge of Your Health, Reclaim Your Life, and Feel Even Better than Before.” Check out Tamsen’s podcast: !
Have a great birthday Jen!

08/12/2026

Happy Birthday to Debbie, Deb Simmons! 
Life according to Debbie:
💃🏻Staying Young and Active: 
      🎉Refuse to give in to thinking you’re too old for anything; rather, do what you love with abandon!
      🎉Dance like no one’s watching! Especially dance with your grandbabies - they love it!
      🎉Eat healthy, keep moving, and balance it all out with growing your faith daily, giving to others, and looking for the good in everyone and every circumstance!!
💃🏻Dance Pages to Follow:
      🎉Anna & Christina, Shuffle Mamas! They make shuffling look easy and fun!
      🎉Salty Dancer, Salty Dancer! Dancer, Choreographer, Professor (PhD), and proof that “54” is just a number!
💃🏻A Worthwhile Cause: Iris Breast Cancer Rehabilitation, Iris Breast Cancer Rehabilitation! A compassionate partner in the ongoing journey of survivorship.
Have a great birthday Debbie!
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08/09/2026

was amazing!! Derek Hough and his dancers were at the top of their game! They were all graceful, dynamic, intense, sharp and emotional all at the same time! We loved every minute! Derek Hough

07/28/2026

Happy Birthday to one of our Co-Founders, Josette, Josette Baxter Perez!
Life according to Josette:
🎉Staying Young and Active:  Keep learning new things every day! 
🎉Dance Page to Follow: Dancing With the Stars, Dancing With The Stars ! 
🎉Woman > 50 to Admire: Nadia Comaneci, Nadia Comaneci. Nadia was Josette’s childhood gymnastics hero and they both still do tricks! It was 50 years ago this month that Nadia received the 1st perfect 10 in Olympic history. Look for her story, “Nadia,” in cinemas 2027!
🎉A Worthy Cause: Saint Jude Catholic School in Sandy Springs!
Have a great birthday, Josette!
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07/28/2026

2nd Birthday of the day!
Happy Birthday to one of our Co-Founders, Janette, !  
Life according to Janette:
💃Staying Young and Active:
      🌸Move, move, move! Any movement is better than none. 
      🌸Mix it up. Janette prioritizes strength training and stretching.
      🌸Move in your spare time: Move and stretch where you can. One example is Janette uses the curb at the gas pump to do calf stretches while she fills up.
💃 A Dance Page to Follow: Derek Hough, ! He has special gifts yet stays grounded and appreciative.
      🌸Creativity
      🌸Dance ability
      🌸Dedication to the dance community
💃 A Woman > 50 to Admire: 82-year-old Toni Basil, ! 
      🌸Toni remains very active in the dance community.
      🌸She’s so much more than her hit, “Mickey” (“Hey Mickey you’re so fine…)
      🌸She choreographed numerous amazing dances such as Tina Turner’s () stage version of “Proud Mary!”
Have a great birthday, Janette!

07/28/2026

We have 3 Birthdays today!! First off, Happy Birthday to Ellen, Ellen Tshudy!
Life according to Ellen:
💃Staying Young and Active:  Keep moving anyway you can! Ellen takes this a step further by teaching and coaching dance in a public HS where her varsity dance team excels at hip hop, Brookwood Varsity Dance Team!
💃Dance Page to Follow: The Tap Rebels, The TAP Rebels, is an Atlanta professional dance company whose Artistic Director, Mary Beth Stinson, is Ellen’s former student-teacher come colleague! (Proud Mama-bear moment!)
Have a great birthday, Ellen!
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07/26/2026

Thank you AGDD for letting us join in on the fun dancing with you in Spain and Italy.

07/22/2026

Happy Birthday to Beverly, Beverly DeLong Knoechel!
Life according to Beverly:
💃 Staying Young and Active
      > “Motion is the Lotion,” so keep moving!
      > “Your habits, income, and goals are a reflection of your closest circle,” so surround yourself with good people!
      > Laugh often!
💃 A Dance Page to Follow: Gardiner Brothers, Irish Dancers who do “so much more”!
💃 A Woman > 50 to Admire: Billie Jean King, She has spent a lifetime advocating for women and equality!
Have a great birthday, Beverly!
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07/19/2026