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Biographies
Get to know the Dancing Grandmas!
Judy
Judy joined us in 2025 after retiring from full-time work. After taking tap dance classes as a retirement project, she decided to give us a try! We are so glad. Judy is 66 and lives in Madeira.
Debora
Debora is 66 years old. She began with us in 2019 just before the pandemic and had to wait almost two years before performing! Debora lives in Trenton and has four children and six grandchildren. Debora is also our Booking Coordinator - give her a call!
Cornelia (Nicky)
Nicky joined us in February 2018 and has quickly learned how to tap dance! She is 69 years old, has two children, eleven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Nicky lives in Silverton.
Mary
Mary joined our group in 2023. She is 69 years young and lives in Peach Grove. Mary's family includes three children and four grandchildren.
Shelley
At age 68, Shelley lives in North Avondale and has been dancing with us since moving to Cincinnati in 2009. She has four children and five grandchildren with #6 on the way. Shelley has been dancing for 35 years. Shelley has been our director since 2018.
Cindy
Cindy joined us in 2021. Cindy has been dancing since she was 3-1/2 years old taking lessons from Harris Rosedale. She taught dancing for about 10 years and danced with a traveling group. Formerly from Finneytown, she now lives in West Chester to be closer to her 2 children and 4 grandchildren. Cindy is 73.
Troi
Troi is a two-timer with us! She danced for many years with Harris Rosedale, and is the only one of us who is an original member of the group. After taking 11 years off, she returned in 2011. Troi is 76 and lives in Mason. She and her husband have a blended family of 4 children and 2 grandchildren.
Marti
Marti is 80 and lives in Colerain Township. Her family includes 3 children, 10 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren. Marti has been with the group since 2009.
Carol
Carol joined the group in October, 2025. She started dancing when she was 3 years old. She even won a jitterbug contest. She is 80 years young.
Karen
Karen lives in Anderson Township and is 81 years young. She has a blended family of 7 children, 18 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Karen joined us in 1999.
Jane
Living in Peach Grove, Colerain Township, Jane is 82 years old. She has been dancing with us since 2003, when she first learned to tap dance at age 60! Jane has 4 children, 12 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Jan
Jan has been with the group for 9 years. She started dance lessons at the age of 5. She has 4 children, 12 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. She lives in Edgewood, Ky. Jan is 82 years young.
Ann
Ann has been with the group since March, 2013. Ann has 3 children and 3 granddaughters. She is 83 years young and lives in Hyde Park and Ft. Myers, Florida.
Jan
Jan joined us in 2018. Her family consists of four children, 12 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. She lives in Edgewood, KY and is 82 years young.