NEW YORK Eighty-nine-year-old New Yorker Bob Holzman received his COVID-19 vaccine as soon as he could, hoping it would allow him to get back to his favorite activity, dancing.
Over the last 75 years, Holzman has danced his way around the city s events to the rhythms of swing, fox-trot, samba and salsa.
And until last year, he had never missed a Lincoln Center s Midsummer Night Swing opening. He had been a fixture in dance parties at Manhattan s Bryant Park and other places with dance floors around the Big Apple.
But when the pandemic struck in March of 2020, Holzman found himself stuck at home, happily occupied reading electronic books on loan from the New York Public Library on a variety of topics, such as politics, science and art, and playing scrabble online with friends.
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(Reuters) - Eighty-nine-year-old New Yorker Bob Holzman received his COVID-19 vaccine as soon as he could, hoping it would allow him to get back to his favorite activity - dancing.
Over the last 75 years, Holzman has danced his way around the city’s events to the rhythms of swing, fox-trot, samba, and salsa.
And until last year, he had never missed a Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing opening and had been a fixture at city dance parties.
When the pandemic struck in March of 2020, Holzman found himself stuck at home. He occupied himself reading electronic books on loan from the New York Public Library and playing scrabble online with friends.
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) Eighty-nine-year-old New Yorker Bob Holzman received his COVID-19 vaccine as soon as he could, hoping it would allow him to get back to his favorite activity, dancing.
Over the last 75 years, Holzman has danced his way around the city s events to the rhythms of swing, fox-trot, samba, and salsa.
And until last year, he had never missed a Lincoln Center s Midsummer Night Swing opening. He had been a fixture in dance parties at Manhattan s Bryant Park and other places with dance floors around the Big Apple.
But when the pandemic struck in March of 2020, Holzman found himself stuck at home, happily occupied reading electronic books on loan from the New York Public Library on a variety of topics, such as politics, science, and art, and playing scrabble online with friends.
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