March 2019 Long Island Edition • Vol. 44 #3
50plusNY.com
D.J. Brown Story
The By Mary Malloy
LI Woman Leads Retired Nuns, Residents in Rousing Exercise Program
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very Monday morning, Dolores (DJ) Brown wakes up dozens of retired nuns and other Suffolk and Nassau County seniors with her hip-hop, energetic and sassy moves -— and they love her for it! When Brown walks into the convent’s cafeteria at the sisters of St. Dominic of Amityville, all eyes are upon her: “Your body is alive!” She tells the group passionately. “You’ve got to use it, move it, keep it going! Do whatever you can do!” And they do: sitting or standing, they stretch, clap, laugh, and dance for an energetic and fun hour. “She’s got a lot of energy and gumption!” said retired Dominican nun, Sr. Peggy Byrne, who had her hands waving in the air for most of Brown’s performance. “We enjoy her so much. We do some of the moves, whatever we can do. She’s just so much fun!”Sr. Ann O’Hara agreed. “She’s very motivating, very enthusiastic. I love to participate, she encourages us, and I look forward to this all week long!” Brown, a resident of Wyandanch, is not your typical senior-on-the-go. She will only admit to being “over 50,” and is a petite ball of energy. She moves, a la Tina Turner, with the energy and rhythm of someone less than half her age, the sparkle in her eyes competing with the sequins on her dress.
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