Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee Dancing Grannies hold auditions: ‘Have fun with it’
Milwaukee Dancing Grannies
WAUWATOSA, Wis. – Do you could have what it takes to be a part of the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies?
For those who love to bop and have a ardour to carry out in huge crowds, the favored girls’s group has a pair of pompoms ready for you.
“We’re welcoming new members,” mentioned Colleen Minisce.
SIGN UP TODAY: Get day by day headlines, breaking information emails from FOX6 Information
It takes time and observe to study every transfer. Even after tragedy, they’re able to increase and tackle the world.
The Grannies are searching for dancers over the age of 55 who can march two miles whereas performing. Near 30 got here out to audition in Wauwatosa Saturday, April 29.
Dancing Grannies auditions in Wauwatosa
“Simply give it your finest shot, have enjoyable with it,” Minisce mentioned. “I joined final January, proper after the tragedy once they put a name out.”
In 2021, three Dancing Grannies and one volunteer have been killed within the Waukesha Christmas Parade assault.
“Good usually outweighs the dangerous, and I needed to be a part of the nice,” mentioned Minisce.
Dancing Grannies members killed in Waukesha Christmas Parade assault
The group’s power is what caught Christine Maiorano’s consideration. She auditioned Saturday.
“Their signature music is ‘We’re Household,’ that is what they’re, all household, and with the tragedy it has grown much more,” she mentioned.
FREE DOWNLOAD: Get breaking information alerts within the FOX6 Information app for iOS or Android.
Maiorano even has some historical past with the Grannies; about 20 years in the past, her aunt was a part of the group. As she learns the routines, she hopes she will comply with in her aunt’s footsteps.
The Dancing Grannies at the moment have 16 members of their roster, however with parade season proper across the nook, they are going to be including 12 new members this season.
For many who auditioned Saturday, the Dancing Grannies mentioned they’ll let the women know who made the lower by Could 5.