The power of music! Dancers suffering from Alzheimer's disease dance with Swan Lake

2020/11/1122:44:13 entertainment 539

well-known Spanish actor Antonio. Banderas shared a video on Facebook on the 9th of this month. An old woman suffering from Alzheimer’s disease was sitting in a wheelchair, listening to Tchaikovsky’s "Swan Lake" and remembering her 50 The dances performed many years ago danced to the melody.

The old woman is Marta C. González. She was the principal ballet dancer of the New York Ballet in the 1960s. She died in 2019 and lived in Valencia, Spain.

From the video taken by the charity organization, it can be seen that after the nursing staff put on headphones for her and started playing "Swan Lake", Ms. Marta C. González's hand began to draw an arc following the melody, but then dropped and shook her head. , As if to indicate that he can no longer remember.

However, the nursing staff did not give up, and held her other hand and kissed lightly as a sign of encouragement. Marta C. González was obviously moved. Her hands and upper body were like instinct. She performed on stage in 1967 as the music reappeared. The video shows her past and present dance styles.

fell behind at the end of the performance, and the onlookers responded with warm applause. Ms. Marta C. González, who was comforted, also told the nursing staff that she was emotional.

Banderas wrote on her face: She was a dancer of the New York City Ballet 53 years ago, and Tchaikovsky’s music managed to defeat her Alzheimer’s disease. Now that one year has passed, in her past life, she only reposted these images to express her full recognition of art and passion. Marta C. González May you rest in peace.

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