Still Dancing at 89

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:00:00

Still Dancing at 89

Professional dance is not usually kind to the aged. Most people over 45 must retire. But one dancer at this year's American Dance Festival is still performing - at 89 years old.

Susan Gittler went from dancing to the sounds of a victrola in her grandmother's sitting room to attending NYU and joining a prestigious dance company. She talks with Janet Babin about why, after all these years, she's still dancing.

See videos of Susan Gittler dancing in the garden and in Hiroshima: Lest We Forget
Learn more about the American Dance Festival

Music in the program: Do, Do, Do by Gertrude Lawrence, Roaring 20's Dance; L'eventail de Jeanne: Rondeau, Geoffrey Simon & Philharmonia Orchestra, French Ballet Music of the 1920's; With My Red Fires music by Wallingford Reigger, thanks to Dance Horizons.

A Lamborghini in the Basement

Eileen and Ken Imhoff - and the Lamborghini

When Ken Imhoff watched the movie "Cannonball Run" in 1985, there was one thing he couldn't get out of his mind: that Lamborghini. The self-professed car junkie and engineer couldn't afford to buy a Lamborghini, so he built one in the basement of his house in Wisconsin.
It took him 17 years, but he finally completed his project last year. He had to remove a basement wall to pull the car out.

Ken and his wife Eileen talk to Dick Gordon about the long project and what's left to do. This story originally aired on December 12, 2008.

Visit Ken's website
Read the Jalopnik article, and see more pictures of Ken's project

The Story from APM - Still Dancing at 89

Still Dancing at 89

Still Dancing at 89

A Lamborghini in the Basement