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Gloria Gaynor's tribute to LI survivor

Originally published: June 25, 2011 7:51 PM
Updated: June 25, 2011 8:56 PM
By CANDICE FERRETTE  candice.ferrette@newsday.com

Gloria Gaynor, known for singing the popular disco

Photo credit: Newsday/Alejandra Villa | Gloria Gaynor, known for singing the popular disco song "I Will Survive," dedicates her hit song to 5 year-old Marisa Carney at the Westbury Theater. (June 25, 2011)

The glare of the lights were a bit much, and it was past her bedtime, but 5-year-old Marisa Carney couldn't help herself.

She swayed her hips to the disco beat.

All eyes at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Friday night were on Marisa as singer Gloria Gaynor threw the spotlight on the Bayport girl.

"I want to introduce you to the youngest little survivor in the crowd tonight," Gaynor...

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