BY STAFF REPORT
SALISBURY POST

Kindergarteners, first-graders and second-graders at Dole Elementary School went back to a time before they were born.

Decked out in rolled-up blue jeans and white T-shirts, poodle skirts and ponytails, they danced to the “Twist” and other ’50s favorites.

Elvis impersonator John Yates sang “Blue Suede Shoes.”

“It was a great learning experience for the students to learn about music that their parents loved and danced to as teenagers,” music teacher Connie Burleson said. “They learned that the beat was very dominant and steady and this made people want to dance.”

The school’s chorus opened a show in the gymnasium with “Born to Make Music” and “On with the Show.”

Speech tutor Ann Perry made life-size props: Elvis, Chubby Checker, a Cadillac, a jukebox, ice cream sundaes, 45 records and poodle skirts.