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Finally a good news story – dads and daughters dance for charity
If you’re a dad with a daughter, you know that dancing with her is a magical moment for both of you, whether she is just three and you’re giving her a twirl, or if you’re dancing at her wedding.
Knowing this, moms put on this father-daughter dance to raise money for a village in Africa. It’s a nice idea.
In contrast to “The Chicken Dance,” “The Macarena,” “The Twist” and “The Electric Slide,” there was “Imagine.”
Little girls in their fanciest party dresses paused, lifted their faces and watched the pictures projected on the wall of the gym where they had been dancing with their dads.
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Four-year-old Amelia Hebel of Naperville dances with her father Matt during the Daddy Daughter Dance on Saturday at the Community Life Center in Naperville.
Corey R. Minkanic / For The SunJohn Lennon’s song accompanied a slide show that reminded everyone why they were there: A village in Africa needs clean water, and they were raising money to provide it.
Ticket sales from Saturday night’s Daddy-Daughter Dance, sponsored by Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Naperville, will benefit the children of Derre, Mozambique, and their families through the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision. Pictures of the sponsored children decorated the tables around the dance floor.
Doug Clermont and his 4-year-old daughter Lily made an evening of it.
“We grabbed dinner beforehand, kind of like a date,” Doug said. “Colonial (Cafe). High class. Pancakes and bacon.”
[From Dads and daughters enjoy chance to dance :: Naperville Sun :: News]
