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played guitar and bass since he was From 1994- Alan had given
13 and has played in bands from 1970 2014, he played Andrea a bunch of
until 2014. Andrea grew up playing country, rock, colorful socks last
piano and has recently been learning folk music and Christmas, and she
the mandolin, thanks to Alan’s help. more with Carol came up with some
Huddleston. easy choreography to
Dancing has also been a huge part His passing left go with some of their
of Andrea’s life. She took ballet, tap, a big void, but favorite songs. Alan
contemporary, and ballroom dance Alan continues to used his phone to
through college and had a jitterbug/ find fulfillment video her, and to date,
East Coast Swing and contra dance in music. (Much they have 27 songs
partner for seven years in Seattle. She of their music posted on YouTube.
also spent a year on a competitive is available on The movements are
clogging team in the 1990s. YouTube – The simple, and the songs
Carol Huddleston are fun – ranging from
Second to her love of dancing is a Group.) Tennessee Ernie Ford’s “Sixteen
passion for creative writing. This Tons” to songs from Hamilton and
resourceful lady self-published a This story came about because Aretha Franklin’s “Soulville” to a
book of poetry and essays in 2020 Andrea and Alan wanted to introduce couple of Alan’s original pieces.
and had three poems and six haikus Amarillo to their delightfully fun
published in an anthology called YouTube channel. “Seniors Wearing Some of the props are intentionally
Pandemic Poems by Poets of the Texas Socks” began as a way to help seniors silly. The goal is to get people moving
Panhandle, which became available on and others to keep moving during and evoke some laughter. Both are
Amazon in September 2021. the pandemic. Andrea missed being healthy for all of us. Go to YouTube
able to go to the gym or “go” dancing and search Andrea Elise or Seniors
Alan had a career as an IT guru, but during COVID, so the artists put their Wearing Socks. Then get up, take off
his first love has always been music.
heads together. your shoes, and get ready to smile.

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