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Rehoboth Beach Main Street’s Oldies Dance a success

Inaugural event at convention center raises $7,500 for Rehoboth in Bloom
Rehoboth Beach Main Street’s Rehoboth in Bloom hosted its inaugural Oldies Dance April 29. Tammy and Mike Caldwell broke out the leather coats and white T-shirts for the occasion. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
May 7, 2022

Story Location:
Rehoboth Beach Convention Center
229 Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

After nearly half a dozen tries, Rehoboth in Bloom was able to host its inaugural Oldies Dance April 29 at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, with roughly 300 people attending.

Cindy Lovett, Rehoboth in Bloom volunteer and event organizer, said the dance was fantastic. The emcee had to shut down the music because people weren’t leaving, she said.

“Everyone seemed to have a blast,” said Lovett in an email the day after the dance.

Lovett estimated more than $7,500 was raised for the gardening club. There wasn’t a financial goal this year, just for everyone to have a good time, she said.

The money raised will go toward flowers and other garden plantings, equipment, a dune project and more. 

For more information on Rehoboth in Bloom or Rehoboth Beach Main Street, 509 Rehoboth Ave., go to downtownrb.com, call 302-227-2772 or email dan@downtownrb.com.

 

Enjoying a slow dance together are Carolyn McNeice and husband Jerry Capone.
Roughly 300 people attended the inaugural dance at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center.
The event was a fundraiser for Rehoboth in Bloom. Volunteers Mary Vandenberg and Rob Smith are ready for customers at the merchandise table.
Joel and Nancy Fradin wore matching outfits and clearly had their dance routines ready to go.
A number of people broke out their dancing shoes for the occasion.
DJ Sky Brady makes his way around the dance floor and gets Tory Weaver to sing along.
Guest bartenders Rick Perry, left, and Richard Byrne are more than happy to hand out the liquid courage.
Most of the time there were men on the dance floor, but occasionally, it looked just like a high school dance – women on the floor, men in their chairs.
Treats like this cake are earned when time is spent on the dance floor.
Nancy and Robert Daugherty look over some pictures of old Rehoboth that were part of the silent auction.
Jeff Gross and his penny loafers spent the evening floating around the dance floor.
Like riding a bike, these ladies show once a person learns the moves to a dance, they never forget.
Margie Downs pulls off the hippie look with ease.

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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