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Positive Vibrations HeartBeat Award: Darryl Young/Dancing Man 504

December 28, 2016 by: Frank Etheridge

“I was asked one time: ‘Dancing Man, what is your signature move?’

“I told them, ‘A smile.’” Darryl Young, known (literally) the world over as Dancing Man 504, says this in recalling his response while sharing that story—and many more, all told with equal parts panache, purpose and humility—over coffee at Café Rose Nicaud. “Because once you kick the smile, then they’re smiling. So that’s the best move you got.”
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