The city of Burbank hosted the first-ever “Rock-a-Hula” party for older adults at the Verdugo Pool on Thursday, August 21. Nearly 200 adults came out to the event.
Patty Russo, of Burbank, and Dolly Greenwood, of Burbank sit on the side of the pool moments after meeting for the first time at Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The idea came from a Burbank City Council meeting from Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, and it was a great success with nearly 200 seniors who came to play. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Burbank Vice Mayor Bob Frutos dances while lip syncing an Elvis song with Eve Van Stralen, of Burbank, at Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The idea came from a Burbank City Council meeting from Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, and it was a great success with nearly 200 seniors who came to play. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Lenny Saragossi, of Burbank, hits a beach ball at Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The idea came from a Burbank City Council meeting from Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, and it was a great success with nearly 200 seniors who came to play. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Deni King, an adult fitness instructor, leads a water aerobics routine at Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. Nearly 200 older adults came out to the event. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Seniors dance in the water during a water aerobics at Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The idea came from a Burbank City Council meeting from Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, and it was a great success with nearly 200 seniors who came to play. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Lenny Saragossi, of Burbank, chills by the side of the same pool he learned how to swim in when he was 4 at Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The idea came from a Burbank City Council meeting from Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, and it was a great success with nearly 200 seniors who came to play. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Soporro Gonzalez, of Burbank, bounces a ball off another beach ball at Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The idea came from a Burbank City Council meeting from Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, and it was a great success with nearly 200 seniors who came to play. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Kevin McKenna, 65, of Burbank, after taking some pain killers for a bad back, does a flip off the high dive at Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The idea came from a Burbank City Council meeting from Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, and it was a great success with nearly 200 seniors who came to play. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Shari Ward, of Burbank, dances with the Na Kupuna hula dancers at Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The idea came from a Burbank City Council meeting from Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, and it was a great success with nearly 200 seniors who came to play. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Bernice Nivison, of Burbank, dances with herself in front of the band at Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The idea came from a Burbank City Council meeting from Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, and it was a great success with nearly 200 seniors who came to play. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Monrene Malmstrom, of born and raised Burbank, gets a lei put over her head as she enters the Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The idea came from a Burbank City Council meeting from Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, and it was a great success with nearly 200 seniors who came to play. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Bass musician John Hatton with the Joe Finkle Band finishes a song at Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The idea came from a Burbank City Council meeting from Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, and it was a great success with nearly 200 seniors who came to play. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Nearly all of the tables and chairs were occupied at Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The idea came from a Burbank City Council meeting from Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, and it was a great success with nearly 200 seniors who came to play. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Linette Prutz and Larry Radulsai, who had just met in November, have been dating and show they dance a lot at Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The idea came from a Burbank City Council meeting from Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, and it was a great success with nearly 200 seniors who came to play. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Seniors line up at the gate to get into Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The idea came from a Burbank City Council meeting from Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, and it was a great success with nearly 200 seniors who came to play. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)
Ron Coyne, of Burbank, rests in the water with a large beach ball watching the dancing action in front of the band at Verdugo Pool for the first ever “Rock-a-Hula” pool party for local seniors in Burbank on Thursday, August 21, 2014. The idea came from a Burbank City Council meeting from Vice Mayor Bob Frutos, and it was a great success with nearly 200 seniors who came to play. (Tim Berger / Staff Photographer)