Do you remember the Allegro Dancers?

You always saw them in almost all variety shows on television from the late '60s until the early '80s. Whatever happened to the popular dance group? Image: Cover feature in a magazine of Amelia Apolinario (supplied by Amelia Apolinario-Mart)

Source: supplied by Amelia Apolinario-Mart

Unbenown to many,  the group was not started by someone surnamed Allegro, but was formed by Amelia Apolinario who has been quietly living in Adelaide and now happily retired with her husband. 

Norma Hennessy found Amelia Apolinario-Mart who had just returned from Manila after an informal reunion with the other members of her dance troupe fifty years after it was formed.

Now, let us reminisce

 With the total entertainer -- Rico J. Puno

With Rico J Puno Source: Supplied by Amelia Apolinario

 In her earlier years

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With the popular duo, the Reycards

Source: supplied by Amelia Apolinario-Mart

Source: supplied by Amelia Apolinario-Mart

With husband Derek Mart

Source: supplied by Amelia Apolinario-Mart