Brockton Couple Share Last Dance Today--Always

Lisa E. Crowley
BrocktonPost
BROCKTON--Anne Paiva-Thibeault for the last 23 years has always saved the last dance for husband Eddie, and Thursday evening was no different when the couple enjoyed the music of the Corvairs at Heights Crossing for the season finale of the mayor's summer concert series.
"I'm her friend, companion, lover and husband," Eddie Thibeault said in between twirling Anne (pictured at top) on and off the dance space in front of the Corvairs, who played a mix of music from the 1950s to today's top 40 that had the scores of concert goers who came from all points in Brockton singing, clapping and for many--dancing.
Anne Paiva-Thibeault said the song "Save the last dance for me," by the Drifters, one of the many foot-stomping tunes played by the Corvairs, is a perfect song for the couple.
"We love dancing and I'm going to save every one for him," she said.
The Thibeault's weren't the only ones who could not sit in a chair and watch as the Corvairs rocked Heights Crossing.

Sheila Morrissey, who joined pal Theresa Dimond (pictured at right) in a frenzied dance set to the Beatle's "Twist and Shout," said the mayor's weekly concert series is one of her favorites especially because each week there is different kinds of music.
"Every generation is my generation of music," Morrissey said. "I even like rap," she said.

Many of the people at the concert are friends who spend time at Heights Crossing nt only dancing, but playing card games like Barbara Murphy, Virginia Tibbetts (pictured at right), Audrey Vacca and Frances Metcalf, who get together to play Whist.
Virginia Tibbetts, who underwent hip surgery last year and is slowly recovering, said she met the girls at Heights Crossing after watching all of the summer's concerts on local cable TV which broadcasts the shows throughout the week.

"I wasn't going to watch it on TV this time," Tibbetts said. "Tonight--I want to dance," she said.