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Save the Last Dance
FromThe Distance
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
May 24, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
When Birute and Gediminas Jodwalis bought the Willowbrook Ballroom from the business' founding family nearly 20 years ago, they inherited an intensely loyal but shrinking customer base of Sunday afternoon dancers. The 95-year-old Willowbrook is one of the area's last remaining traditional ballrooms, and while the pastime continues to slowly fade away, the Jodwalis' commitment to their legacy customers hasn't wavered. They have adapted the event space for a modern clientele while honoring a promise they made to the founding family to keep the Sunday dancers on their feet and the big bands on stage.
Released:
May 24, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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