





Michael and Connie Mery are a couple who met at the Dance Palace. We were married for 37 years. (old timers Bruce Mitchell and Nancy Hemmingway also met at the DP) – Connie Mery

Michael and Connie Mery are a couple who met at the Dance Palace. We were married for 37 years. (old timers Bruce Mitchell and Nancy Hemmingway also met at the DP) – Connie Mery
Ode to the Dance Palace/Community
by Richard aka Dick Bredsteen, Inverness/Pt Reyes, 1968-78
To dance is to live,
To live is to be,
And work is to play
As long as we know
Ancestors speak
their drums beat
The rhythm we keep,
Your efforts to realize
A dream we share
The Dance Palace shines
In our hearts everywhere…
You continue to build and celebrate
The arts
and community in place,
A village of humans and critters
Who ground themselves in nature,
we reach for the stars
Take care of one another
As the planet spins around the sun,
The island in time
Listens to your call
And the ravens respond,
The sea breathes,
The sand warms our feet,
She swims across the Tomales Bay
And Dance Palace Friends
Continue to rock
And dance the night away…














































