Daddies and daughters dance the night away

Daddies and daughters dance the night away

By Albany Herald News

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February 6, 2016

Three-year old Dakotah Hayes and her daddy, Ty, dance the night away at the Albany Daddy Daughter Dance on Friday. (Staff Photo: Jim West)

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Dozens of daughters joined their dads for a special night of fun at the 2016 Girls Inc. Daddy Daugherty Dance at the Albany Civic Center.

Daughters at the Daddy Daughter Dance at the Albany Civic Center get into the swing of the event. (Staff Photo: Jim West)

The crowd went crazy for the “South Georgia snow” thrown out from the DJ booth. (Staff Photo: Jim West)

A little “snow” doesn’t interrupt the fun at the annual Girls Inc. Daddy Daughter Dance. (Staff Photo: Jim West)

A youngster shows off some smooth moves in what may be her first dance lesson. (Staff Photo: Jim West)

One-year-old Ja’liyah Scott hasn’t learned to dance yet, but her dad, Jaylon, figures it’s not too soon for her to watch. (Staff Photo: Jim West)

Chad Payn and his daughter, Lorelai, engage in a daddy-daughter slow dance at the Civic Center Friday. (Staff Photo: Jim West)

Daddies are nice, but when they get tired, girls can have fun on their own. (Staff Photo: Jim West)

Alasia Huggins (left), and Zionna Thomes pose with Girls Inc. Service Ambassador Alexandria Van Dyke at the Daddy Daughter Dance on Friday. (Staff Photo: Jim West)

Makayla Sesberry and her dad, Charles, enjoy a sentimental moment at the Daddy Daughter Dance. (Staff Photo: Jim West)

Dads are nice sometimes for trying out new dance steps. (Staff Photo: Jim West)

Young girls at the Daddy Daughter Dance cut a rug without their dads. (Staff Photo: Jim West)

The dance DJ provided alternating old-school and new music at the Daddy Daughter Dance. (Staff Photo: Jim West)

While matching outfits weren’t required, they helped to make this family group stand out. (Staff Photo: Jim West)