On a moonlit night, the elderly Miz Mozetta dons her favorite red dress, her new red hat, and her lovely blue shoes, and decides that she feels like dancing. She meets a few of her friends, but when she asks them to dance with her, all of them say that they are too old; in short, that they have too many aches and pains to trip the light fantastic. Frustrated, Miz Mozetta then tries to dance with some teenagers--who quickly inform her that she is too slow and too old to dance with them. Defeated, Miz Mozetta returns to her apartment where she tunes in a dance band on her radio and remembers how she jitterbugged at the Blue Pearl Ballroom. However, just when Miz Mozetta starts to think that her dancing days are over for good, her friends change their minds and decide that they feel like dancing, too. Soon they are all performing such amazing moves that they impress even the feisty teens across the street. This celebration of life and dance is illustrated with color paintings. Winner of the 2005 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.