Lancaster County Edition
April 2014
Vol. 20 No. 4
Friends on the Dance Floor Dance-Club President Enjoys Decades of Movement, Camaraderie By Rebecca LeFever Dotty Boyanowski wasn’t sure at first that a singles dance club was for her. But, the jive of the bands and quick movement on the dance floor at the Metropolitan Area Dance Club hooked her nearly 30 years ago, and she’s been going ever since. The newly divorced mother of two was asked by a neighbor, also divorced, to tag along to check out the venue. Boyanowski’s neighbor said she wanted to see the bands to find one for her daughter’s wedding. “The thought didn’t appeal to me,” Boyanowski said. “I said, ‘Well, I don’t want to go to a singles club.’” At the last minute, Boyanowski changed her mind. The two women attended the six-year anniversary dinner dance for the club. It was the first of many that Boyanowski would attend. In May, the Metropolitan Area Dance Club will celebrate its 33rd anniversary. Although reluctant to first get involved, Boyanowski, now 76, said she found lifelong friends at the weekly dances. She acts as president of the nonprofit group. For the better part of 30 years, the club was for singles only. It recently opened its doors to couples and holds dances at 6:30 p.m. every Saturday night at PA DanceSport, 585 E. Main St. in Hummelstown. please see FRIENDS page 14 Dotty Boyanowski, president of the nonprofit Metropolitan Area Dance Club, seated in the ballroom of PA DanceSport in Hummelstown, where the club holds its dances.
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