Practice makes perfect even for a skilled performer like Dick Van Dyke

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TUNING UP BEFORE TAKING THE STAGE- Dick Van Dyke, second from left, rehearses with his quartet, the Vantastix, which includes, from left, Bryan Chadima, Eric Bradley and Mike Mendyke. They were rehearsing before a benefit performance at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza last Sunday. Van Dyke also sang with five local high school choral groups.