Chris Newcomb dances to Sly and the Family Stone with Soma Beats inside the Hotel Saranac ballroom on Monday. She clarified that she is allergic to dairy and that her shirt, “Free Cheese,” is a reference to the character “Cheese” on the TV show “Reservation Dogs.” The Soma Beats crew is preparing for the Saranac Lake Pride parade on June 29 and the Lake Placid Fourth of July parade. Soma Beats holds a public drum and dance circle on the second floor terrace of the hotel from 6 to 8 p.m. on the second Monday of each month through September, with the next session on July 14. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)

Victoria Duffy dances with Soma Beats while holding Willow, 2, inside the Hotel Saranac ballroom on Monday. The group was dancing to Sly and the Family Stone because legendary funk musician Sly Stone died earlier that day. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)

Barb Loewy, center, dances to Sly and the Family Stone with Soma Beats inside the Hotel Saranac ballroom on Monday. Her daughter Tammy, behind, was leading the dancers and here is dancing with Chris Newcomb at the end of an energetic song. The Soma Beats crew is preparing for the Saranac Lake Pride parade on June 29 and the Lake Placid Fourth of July parade. Soma Beats holds a public drum and dance circle on the second floor terrace of the hotel from 6 to 8 p.m. on the second Monday of each month through September, with the next session on July 14. (Enterprise photo — Aaron Marbone)