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the orland park prairie | July 19, 2018 | 3<br />
Orland Township strolls back to<br />
the 1950s with Sock Hop party<br />
Laurie Fanelli<br />
Freelance Reporter<br />
The 1950s saw letterman<br />
jackets and poodle skirts at<br />
the height of fashion, while<br />
the jukebox was filled with<br />
music from Elvis Presley,<br />
Buddy Holly and The Platters.<br />
On Thursday, July 12,<br />
Orland Township transported<br />
folks back to this booming<br />
era with its 1950s Sock<br />
Hop dinner and dance at the<br />
Orland Chateau.<br />
The annual event is a favorite<br />
among attendees and<br />
Orland Township staff alike.<br />
“I think this dance is the<br />
most fun, because it brings<br />
people back to the ’50s and<br />
the music is a lot of fun,” explained<br />
Marie Ryan, Orland<br />
Township’s senior services<br />
coordinator. “People like to<br />
dress up in the style of the<br />
’50s and bring it all back.<br />
It’s fun music, fun times and<br />
good memories for everybody,<br />
so it’s all positives.<br />
“We have a lot of good<br />
dancers, too.”<br />
Orland Park residents<br />
Holly and Dominic Tocci<br />
have been attending and volunteering<br />
at Orland Township<br />
events for many years,<br />
and they love that the Sock<br />
Hop captures the essence of<br />
the ’50s.<br />
“The music is wonderful<br />
— and you can understand<br />
what they’re saying — and<br />
the various dances like The<br />
Stroll, The Jitterbug and the<br />
Hula-Hoop contests are all<br />
wonderful,” Holly said.<br />
“And the artists,” Dominic<br />
added. “It all started with<br />
Elvis and Buddy Holly —<br />
guys who brought class into<br />
music — and everybody had<br />
a great time. That’s how we<br />
grew up. We always remember<br />
going to dances. That’s<br />
Please see sock hop, 6<br />
Diane Vaughn and John Enright end a dance with a dip<br />
Thursday, July 12, during a Sock Hop held by Orland<br />
Township at Orland Chateau.<br />
Photos by Laurie Fanelli/22nd Century Media<br />
Dominic and Holly Tocci, of Orland Park, dance together<br />
during the Sock Hop.<br />
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