Turning the beat around in Portsmouth (photos)
Disco dance raises money for Common Fence Community Hall
Cliff Rodrigues of Newport practices the “Latin Hustle” with the help of Brenda Shay of Taunton, Mass.
Julie Furtado
Hall manager and Zumba class leader Conley Zani dances the night away.
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Common Fence Point residents Betsy and John Fitzgerald came dressed to impress for the dance.
Julie Furtado
Tim Cathcart, one of the organizers for the disco event, demonstrates his love of dancing. Mr. Cathcart currently lives in Warren but is building a home in Common Fence Point.
Julie Furtado
Dwayne Allemao and Kathleen Lucio of Freetown, Mass. practice a few of the moves they learned Friday.
Julie Furtado
John Peters, host of the Common Fence Point Community Hall's
"Disco Throwback Bash" and three-time Massachusetts “Hustle champion,”
demonstrates the steps to the “Latin Hustle” with Brenda Shay of Taunton,
Mass.
Julie Furtado
John Peters, a dance teacher of 38 years and three-time Massachusetts “Hustle Champion,” introduces himself to the other dancers.
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John Peters, dance host and three-time Massachusetts “Hustle champion,” demonstrates the steps of a “Saturday Night Fever” line dance as the crowd
follows along.
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Dwayne Allemao and his partner, Kathleen Lucio, both of Freetown, Mass., slow-dance in between instruction Friday.
Julie Furtado
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PORTSMOUTH — There were plenty of platform shoes, sequins, loud shirts and bell bottoms to be seen Friday night at the Common Fence Point Improvement Association’s “Disco Throwback Bash.”
A portion of the proceeds from the event benefited renovations at the community hall, where the dance was held.
Scroll through photos of all the '70s-inspired fun above.
Keywords
CFPIA, Common Fence Point, Common Fence Point Improvement Association
