This is my space to share my quest to collect as many broken branches as I can in my fractured family tree which resembles a bramble bush more then a proper tree. As I go forward in this blogging journey I hope to share how I have searched far & wide for family - with no regard for where they come from or if I should really want them.
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!

Monday, April 8, 2024

Footloose ~ Another Dancing Cousin

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2024: Week 15 (SCHOOL DAYS)


In thinking about School Days I began to reminisce about the movie Footloose. The roots of this Bramble Bush were in high school when this iconic teen angst movie was released in 1984. I was a fan. Chris was a fan. We watched the re-make in 2011, and still loved it. 

Not too long ago I received an email from Family Search identifying how our Bramble Bush intersected with the actor Kevin Bacon who played the teenager from Chicago, Ren McCormack, who was the hero who fought to bring dancing to the small conservative town he moved to.

The email noted Chris's maternal 7th cousin 1x removed is Kevin Norwood Bacon. 

YUP - that Kevin Bacon is related to Chris via his mother's paternal line!!!  


The match is via Kevin's mother's maternal line.

This is also the same line that connects Chris to Patrick Swayze
                ... it seems dancing is in the blood via this branch

Read more about the connection to Patrick Swayze in my prior blog  
Snake Hips - Swayze

The 6th degrees of separation also connect to his wife,  Kyra Sedgwick, who we now know is Chris' 10th cousin 1X removed on this same line via her paternal line since Kevin & Kyra are 9th cousins X1 removed in addition to husband and wife. This makes their children cousins to themselves - double cousins, and they will have pedigree collapse in their line. 

Chris' 5th great grandparents via his father's maternal line are also his 4th great grandparents on his father's paternal line - this is an example of pedigree collapse and being a cousin to yourself. It makes figuring out where folks fit using just their DNA expected matches a bit challenging.

Back to the movie Footloose. 

One of my fondest memories related to the movie FOOTLOOSE was dancing with my dad at a wedding to the song Footloose when I was a teen. 

It was a super fun night, and I thought my Dad had all the best moves. 



When memories leak....
                                           
 



Fondly remembering my dad!!! 



This is why I search - 


Cause ... 





You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!







***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***

Sources:

Kevin Bacon, American actor, director, and musician. Britannica. Retrieved April 2nd 2024 from
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kevin-Bacon

Finding Your Roots. Season 1, Episode 4: "Kyra Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon". Retrieved April 2nd 2024 from
https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/about/meet-our-guests/kyra-sedgwick

Footloose (1984 film).Fandom. Retrieved April 2nd 2024 from
https://movies.fandom.com/wiki/Footloose_(1984_film)

Kevin Bacon discovers his wife Kyra Sedgwick is his cousin. McLaughlin, Nina. Joe. Originally published February 18th 2024.
Retrieved April 2nd 2024 from
https://www.joe.ie/international/kevin-bacon-wife-kyra-sedgwick-791631#:~:text=Before%20you%20think%20there's%20anything,aware%20of%20the%20relation%20before.

Kyra Sedgwick. Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved April 2nd 2024 from
https://walkoffame.com/kyra-sedgwick/

Six Degrees Kevin Bacon discovers his actress wife Kyra Sedgwick is his cousin. Sherwin, Adam. Independent. Originally published March 2nd 2013. Retrieved April 2nd 2024 from
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/six-degrees-kevin-bacon-discovers-his-actress-wife-kyra-sedgwick-is-his-cousin-8517229.html


Photos:

Teardrop. Kushang Dhiman, 22 February 2021. 
Adaptions made by this blog's author April 2nd 2024
                                     - cropped to the eye only
Retrieved from 
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Teardrop_from_an_eye.jpg

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Video:

Footloose (Official Video). Kenny Loggins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltrMfT4Qz5Y

"Let's DANCE!" | Kenny Loggins Footloose Ending Scene.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-OG0EyJyV8&list=RDe-OG0EyJyV8&start_radio=1&t=213s


Links:

Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/



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