{"id":9397,"date":"2015-06-09T13:24:20","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T18:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/?p=9397"},"modified":"2025-04-16T15:46:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T20:46:44","slug":"dancing-the-night-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/blog\/dancing-the-night-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancing the Night Away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"last-updated entry-meta\">Last updated on April 16, 2025<\/p><br><p class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;The Sisters were up dancing which is quite a challenge since the average age is 86. They were singing along to all of the songs because it was all the music they knew and danced to when they were younger.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When GigSalad event hosts book a performer from our site, they&#8217;re able to give the performer their feedback by leaving a review on their PromoKit. This is a great way for other event hosts and planners to hear from the performer&#8217;s happy past clients! Sometimes we stumble upon<span class=\"s1\">\u00a0a particularly moving review that makes us proud to\u00a0connect hosts with extraordinary entertainers. In Kim&#8217;s case, it was the professional show band, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gigsalad.com\/doo-wop_deville_south_easton\" target=\"_blank\">Doo-Wop DeVille<\/a>,\u00a0who unexpectedly inspired the guests to dance the night away!\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Kim works for an organization called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nefoodfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">New England Food Foundation<\/a>, which was established for the express purpose of helping children in need through charitable activities. As a benevolent gesture,\u00a0the archdioceses of Boston allowed the Foundation\u00a0to use their retirement facility, Mount Saint Vincent, to hold their meetings. 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