By JillAnderson

Photo credits: Alice Lima-Whitney

The Golden Rays Dance group enjoying themselves at Beach 5:

Alice forwarded me these photos that she captured while out kayaking one day about a week ago. I love these photos! On Alice’s suggestion I emailed Bonnie Blyth to find out just who were/are the Golden Rays as I had never heard of them.

Here’s Bonnie’s Reply:
“The Golden Rays are a group of approximately thirty over-55 ladies and one gentleman (all mostly way over 55) who perform Tap Dances at nursing and assisted living facilities, churches, malls, etc. all over Fairfax County.”

“Shan Farzan, who is a LB resident and an assistant leader of the group, gave a thank-you picnic this year on beach 5. (All the guests were so impressed with the Community Garden!) We couldn’t resist an impromptu tap dance on the grass and sand while listening to the music of “42nd Street”. We normally practice at the Little River Glen Senior Center. I have been dancing with the group for about 6 months (I used to dance with a group called the Rickety Rockettes in AZ before moving here), but most of the members have been dancing together for a decade or more.”

What fun! Thank you Bonnie for sharing your story and big thank you to Alice for capturing the moment.