The Grant Avenue Follies are steeped in tap dance and the songs of the 1950s and '60s. But they are no strangers to hip-hop, as the track 'That Lunar Cheer' shows.
"We've been through a couple challenging years and we want to wish everybody a happy new year as well as making sure that it will be a peaceful and healthy new year. That is very important to us," Follies co-founder Cynthia Yee told NPR."We have customs that have to be followed, such as cleaning the house before New Year's Day to sweep away all the bad luck and welcome the new.
The video was was funded by the AARP, a nonprofit interest group focusing on issues affecting those over the age of 50.The 12 members of the Follies, aged between 61 and 87, might be steeped in tap dance and the songs of the 1950s and '60s. But they are no strangers to hip-hop.is the group's third rap track to date.
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