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I love this! How lucky that such joyful moments are right in your path! Ross and I have started having dance parties in our living room, just the two of us. Dancing is healing, I’m convinced!

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Three stamps and three claps drive out evil spirits..... or so say the old wives who taught me circle dancing in Spain! Of course it creates a joyful sensation when you witness it. It is old magic.

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Are you serious? Frances! That's so amazing. I never heard that. Well then, let's be sure to always stamp and clap three times!

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I am serious! I learned circle dances from many European cultures and all the movements have meaning which transcends language barriers. The arm movements and steps employed by Flamenco are a language, which provides a strong link to the ancient origins in Indian dance styles.

It is a fascinating way to communicate!

https://www.britannica.com/art/flamenco

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"They caused such a feeling of unexpected joy and appreciation in my soul that tears came into my eyes." I'm right with you, Celia!

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I too ~ watched and am moved deeply, unexpectedly to tears…Thank you Celia♥️

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Dance like no one is watching. End up being watched all over the world.

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My brilliant Spanish Chemist friend invited me for a holiday in Spain in 1980.

Everything was fine until I raised my camera to take a picture of Policemen bouncing basketballs as we drove past them.

She knocked my camera to the floor and explained that as they all were carrying sub-machine guns and we were in Basque country, they might well have killed us.

Otherwise it was a delightful trip with siestas and late evening, early morning promenades.

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Amazing, love in the time of covidia.

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While watching this, knowing that it brought tears to your eyes brought tears to my eyes. God is love. God is good.

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What a lovely spot! Magic, nostalgia, romance, lightness joie de vie all at once. In evening no less. Thank you so much for posting this, it makes me miss the old country and I don't even have an old country (or, I do but it is many generations back; the expression was I think from 1st generation immigrants, here.) The dancers, particularly the ladies, dressed for the occasion it appears, from their choice of skirts that do that swirly thing, effortlessly, to the wonderful music. Celia you have a marvelous film maker's eye :) The huge doors of this plaza are mystical!

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One child among her elders, there’s still hope for future generations even if only one child learns the customs of the past! Thank you for sharing the beautiful people!

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I saw that…so sweet…and she was totally ‘keeping up’ with the ‘elders’.

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Giorgio de Chirico sunlight in the town square

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Thank you Celia--I love it!!! Communal dancing is so joyful and connects us to our deeper humanity. What a wonderful surprise for you to happen upon this happy scene! I had a similar moment some years ago after a very long all-day train ride from Belgrade to Ljubljana, checking into my hotel near the train station then heading out well after dark, tired, to find a bite to eat. A block away I happened upon a lively ballroom dance party with older adults right there in the middle of the street--just had to stop and smile, outside and inside!

BTW, I recently discovered drop-in line dancing twice a week at my local senior center--always makes my day!

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Back when I toured Spain, Grenada was one of my favorite stops.

The vibe was very pro worker that day with a union protest.

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Nice to see a child in the group. On the grocery story tipic, see if you can find some raw milk for Lewis.

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PLEASE...

Adults, there is a name...

Adults, Seniors...

🤣

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I removed the word "elderly." The video is now titled "People dancing..." But I was so moved by the fact they were elders. I don't know how to navigate these words. All I know is that I love them.

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I did make a mental note of the average age of the ‘dancers’ and then I saw a young girl, dressed in white in the back row on the left. She was next to a ‘younger’ woman. She was totally keeping up the ‘elders’!

Thanks for sharing this Celia. It’s moments like these that reaffirm one’s hope in humanity. All people really want to have and do, is to be able to spend time with others (family/friends), doing things they love to do. 💓👏🏼

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Thanks too kind. Grateful you recognize the significance in the subtleties of language!

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Ah sorry, will correct. I was so tired and I knew it was the wrong word.

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Very kind, thanks.

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In the back line on the far left, there was a little girl dressed in white (white shorts) who was keeping right up with the ‘seniors’! (Next to a younger women.)

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Never forget to dance! Wonderful.

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