We’d all be lucky to make it to eighty with our lifestyles and what the planet is going through. And even if you made it, chances are you might not have the same pep in your step than you did decades ago. Not easy being an octogenarian.
If forty is the new thirty then eighty is the new… Okay forget the math. Just check out these awesome seniors from Julia Wallace Retirement Village. There’s way more life in them than most kids today!
Shaking seniors!
Forget all the other lip sync and dance challenge videos you’ve seen. These grandmas and grandpas are proving to be so much more amazing than people give them credit for. No slow song here either. It’s Taylor Swift‘s “Shake it off“!
This is one uptempo pop-dance song that’s sure to challenge those joints. It was one of 2014’s hottest tracks earning Swift a number one debut and a few awards at the 2015 Grammy Awards.
Stretch it out!
They spent a week doing this and it shows. It starts off with the ladies in exercise attire doing a few stretches to the catchy beat of the song’s intro before the grinding grannies face the camera to lip sync. Look at those faces!
What about the grandpas? Well they’ve got moves too!
“It’s so cute!!! I loved when they edited to make it look like grandpas were doing gymnastics.”
Yes they were. Complete with that hip-hop look too!
Retiring is fun!
Check out the choreography here. The grandmas do a little ballet sequence and the main dancer even does a dance herself. The staff and residents are in the video too, giving a unique contrast between all those years. It’s great!
These eighty plus year old men and women are so delightful to watch. They switch scenes and costumes, acting out each moment with so much energy, even providing a bit of comedy here and there.
Health is wealth.
There are countless people in their twenties and thirties who complain of back aches and joint pain as a result of their lifestyles. Take a step back and think about how these seniors are able to move and dance. Aren’t they awesome?
“I’ve never wanted to be old in my whole life, but this just looks amazing.”
Says another viewer.
The grandmas use their walkers as props for a little butt shake as the main lady does her best Taylor Swift impersonation for the camera. Her energy is so contagious, her smile infectious we get the feeling that the others take their cue from her!
Perfect parody without millenials!
They broke through the perceived notion that getting old is boring and that seniors just sit around all day doing nothing. Grandma Swift here has got so many years ahead of her. She’s only eighty by technicality. That’s eighteen at heart!
Retiring never looked so good. All the weight of the world has been lifted and all they need to worry about is to not hurt any part of their body. But hey, dancing around and living an active lifestyle are the best ways to keep one feeling young. Get up and shake it off like these retirees!
Watch these seniors shake it off in their 80s in the video below!
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