Still Dancing at 89
Wednesday, July 22 2009
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Still Dancing at 89
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Professional dance is not usually kind to the aged. Most people over 45 must retire. But one dancer at this year's American Dance Festival is still performing - at 89 years old.
Susan Gittler went from dancing to the sounds of a victrola in her grandmother's sitting room to attending NYU and joining a prestigious dance company. She talks with Janet Babin about why, after all these years, she's still dancing.
- See videos of Susan Gittler dancing in the garden and in Hiroshima: Lest We Forget
- Learn more about the American Dance Festival
Music in the program: Do, Do, Do by Gertrude Lawrence, Roaring 20's Dance; L'eventail de Jeanne: Rondeau, Geoffrey Simon & Philharmonia Orchestra, French Ballet Music of the 1920's; With My Red Fires music by Wallingford Reigger, thanks to Dance Horizons.
A Lamborghini in the Basement
Eileen and Ken Imhoff - and the Lamborghini
When Ken Imhoff watched the movie "Cannonball Run" in 1985, there was one thing he couldn't get out of his mind: that Lamborghini. The self-professed car junkie and engineer couldn't afford to buy a Lamborghini, so he built one in the basement of his house in Wisconsin.
It took him 17 years, but he finally completed his project last year. He had to remove a basement wall to pull the car out.
Ken and his wife Eileen talk to Dick Gordon about the long project and what's left to do. This story originally aired on December 12, 2008.
- Visit Ken's website
- Read the Jalopnik article, and see more pictures of Ken's project
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