room. By the third lesson, they got
there early, ready to practice. They
wanted to be perfect."
"They called me at home to ask
me about steps," says Lynn Apel,
who teaches the class with Miss
Barbara.
This year, the third, they had 25
dads and more than 40 daughters,
ages 6-11, on stage dancing to
Steppenwolf's "Born to be Wild."
At NIiss Barbara's new Birmingham
studio, daughter-in-law Kim Fink
had a similar group of dads and
daughters dancing to "You Should
be Dancing" by the Bee Gees.
At a rehearsal in mid-May, the
packed West Bloomfield studio went
from pandemonium to a fully-
clothed Fid/J/ontv as soon as the
music began. Dads, who just
moments before had been talking
and jousting, quickly fell into places,
dancing with gusto, if not precision.
Some dads are veterans of all three
years, and some are novices.
"I've been dancing since I was
9," says Scott Spicuzzi of West
Bloomfield, who, with 10-year-old
Carla, has performed all three years.
"This is lots of fun, and it's great
being with the guys. It's a hoot."
Laughed Franklin resident Scott
Eisenberg, "I had never danced
beyond a Grateful Dead concert!"
But when 8-year-old Julia asked, "I
had to do it. She was so excited
about doing it with rue. It's great
daddy-daughter time. And the
amazing thing is that we all get it!"
Allie Rogovein, 8, of West
Bloomfield, performed for the first
time with her dad, David. "I want-
ed to do it because I thought it
would be really fun with my dad,"
says Allie. "It has been weird, even
though he's very good."
For Rob Goodman of West
Bloomfield, a three-year veteran,
this year was special because he
had all three daughters, Rachel, 10,
Jessica, 8 and Emily, 6, dancing
with him. But his wife Jodi admits,
"It took a little coaxing. If I had
asked, no way. It could only come
from a daughter."
The lights dim. The men throw
on leather jackets; the girls are hot
mini-motorcycle babes in patent
leather biker skirts and cropped tops.
The bundles of nerves and chatter of
rehearsal dissolve. It's show time!

— Lisa B rodr

Photography:
Beth Singer

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