Susi Thornton
Dearest Ann – always a smile on your face when I met up with you, warm, vibrant, energetic, full of life. That is how I will remember you. Ann went to Summer School before it turned into L.in.C so may have met up with Sam in 1970 or 1971. I met Ann properly at L.in.C in 1980 and she knew the ropes – after a hard day’s moving, after dinner, music put on and everyone there (plenty of us) danced until the wee small hours – how did we do that so many evenings? I remember Ann wheeling in the tea trolley about 2 aM a welcome calming down before crawling into bed to be ready to start moving -properly again at 9.00 am. During those evenings we got to know each other, learning about each other’s lives, something to treasure. I learnt about Ann’s art, her scenery designs, her teaching, her connections with dance in Northern Ireland, about her family that she adored. She was full of enthusiasm and love. The Summer Course when at Dartford had a swimming pool and Ann was the aqua lady……..tired muscles were given the opportunity to loosen and relax and strengthen …
- June 26, 2022
- 6:48 pm