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Dancing Program Founder, Former Ridgefield Resident Joan MacDonald, Ex-Rockette, Dies
The founder of a popular long-running dance program for kids and adults in Ridgefield has died.
Joan Elizabeth (Seyfried) MacDonald, 87, formerly of Ridgefield, died Friday, May 24 at Filosa Nursing and Rehabilitation in Danbury, after an eight-year struggle with dementia.
She was born in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 14, 1931 to Oscar and Evelyn (Robert) Seyfried. MacDonald graduated from Immaculata Junior College with a degree in home economics.
A life-long performer and teacher, MacDonald started taking tap and ballet lessons at the age of three. She also studied Hawaiian dancing with…
