These kids got up and danced to a song was a hit before their mothers were born.
Students from PS 100 in Brighton Beach danced and sang their way into seniors’ hearts at Trump Village on June 20 with numbers and trots from yesteryear. Students in the school’s fifth-grade chorus sang eight tunes from the classic 1950s Broadway musical “The Pajama Game,” and fourth-graders showed off ballroom steps for the seniors, who could not get enough of it, said the Trump Village activity director who organized the event.
“The seniors just love it, oh my god they love it — it brings people to tears a lot of times, because the kids are so good,” Ellen Halpern said.
Roughly 60 students took part in the show, and some residents joined them to perform “Hernando’s Hideaway” from the popular musical about women laborers at a pajama factory seeking better wages and conditions.
The young dancers — who recently reached the second round of a citywide American Ballroom Theater Company competition — performed five dances, including a merengue number, a tango, and a cha-cha, Halpern said.
The school has performed for seniors at the nearby apartment complex each year since 2009, including songs from classic musicals, including “Annie,” “Mary Poppins,” and “West Side Story,” in recent years.
