Senior citizens from Fall River and surrounding towns gather at the Veterans' Memorial on Bank Street on the last Friday of every month to dance to live music by Al Deston and his band. The one held on March 25, 2011 was the first one scheduled by Community Development Re-creation (CD-REC) since the first of the year due to the snowy winter weather on the January and February dates. Member of the Fall River YouthBuild program, which also operates in the facility, provided refreshments. Dancing provides a terrific opportunity for older persons to get some moderate exercise while enjoying a fun social event. "It's a shame that we're losing people every year," commented band leader Al Deston. "I don't see the younger generations dancing the way this generation does," he added. Click here for photo of last year's event. For more information about the dances, contact CD-REC executive director Grace Gerling at 508-679-0922.

(Top row, left) Fran and Marcelo Lazaro  and Alice Taylor and Gary Jennings enjoy dancing to the tunes of Al Deston and his live band. (Middle row, left) Joe George and Dolores Corcoran show a lot of style as they dance. (Middle row, right) Muriel Medeiros and Elaine Lecoste talk with their partners at one of the tables. (Bottom row, left) Joseph Formisano and Josephine Vierra show their style on the dance floor. (Bottom row, center and right) Reno Vavala holds the microphone while Catherine calls out the number of raffle winner Doris Sperduti of Fall River.