Annual Report 2011 - Greater Springfield Senior Services

ack to Jacob’s Pillow, to dance. He was 74, in the
second year of failing eyesight and hadn’t danced
professionally for years. “I called them and said ‘surely you
have made a mistake.’” He was assured that there was no
mistake. Larry had never performed at The Pillow, and he accepted
graciously.
“We had to dance in a beam of light that came across from stage right
to stage left,” Larry says. “I cherished that moment. That challenge was a great
lift to me, because I thought, ‘I can still do things. I can still dance.’”
Next on Larry’s dance card is a documentary of his life that is being developed
by a Northampton production company.
Previous page: Larry at home, surrounded by his own gallery of art and
memorabilia. Lower left, Larry attends the 50th wedding anniversary of
world famous dancers Ruth St. Denis (right) and Ted Shawn at
Jacob’s Pillow. Larry served as publicist for the dance company.
This page: Larry as the devil in a play at the Trinity Church in
Springfield. Soldier, machinist, and ballet dancer are among the
many roles Larry Humphries has undertaken with style and
grace (dancer at right).
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