Former Ballerina With Alzheimer's Performs 'Swan Lake' Dance | Super Emotional

[@kreizyfrog99]

she's not a *former* ballerina, she IS the ballerina. And what a wonderful dancer indeed. Rest in peace, Marta.

[@myleemartin8083]

Yes. She will always be the ballerina.

[@robstockton2463]

That was a tearjerker. My Mom didn’t know who her kids were, where she was, how to eat…but if we wheeled her up to the piano, she played (beautifully) just like usual. There’s something about music.

[@sarahnunez318]

Music is the language of the universe, it's powerful. It's effect on patients with neurodegenerative conditions will never cease to amaze me, it's like a jolt of life to the brain.

[@cookiecrumbles4269]

God bless you! Music unites us all

[@william2154]

​@sarahnunez318 more accurately put because musical responses are stored across the brain but usually in "inner" parts, such as the mid-brain and cerebellum. Language, memory, executive functioning are stored in the "outer" part, like the cerebrum.

[@sarahnunez318]

@@william2154 how does any of this explain what I said more accurately😭

[@Vejur9000]

There is definitely something spiritual about the power of music, and memory.

[@barbarahopkins7012]

My mom had dementia and struggled to talk but when I sang a song she used to sing with her mom and sister she remembered the words and started singing. The magic of music❤

[@francesca5409]

La musica guarisce ma non curano con la musica perché il livello dell' intelligenza dell uomo di chi è preposto a curare è sotto la propria potenzialità di capire di intendere di provare. La medicina di oggi è antica e soprattutto ferma ,non cura l'anima,non sanno come curare l'anima, per questo le persone si ammalano di Alzheimer una malattia come tante che proviene da una forte sofferenza!

[@lilyaki]

it's the magic of dementia. This could happen to any kind of old memories, but not the newer ones

[@wandereringshadow8658]

You can just see her entire self begin to shift as she remembered. Thanks for letting this talented woman have one last dance.

[@ladyreverie7027]

If I was her caregivers I would play music like this 24/7 for her from now on

[@hattiem.7966]

​@@ladyreverie7027This sweet lady is dancing in heaven.

[@snakey934Snakeybakey]

Beautifully said.

[@zhisu2665]

You really could feel that she had nothing but love for ballet, even when the mind forgets, the body and soul remembers.

[@BearAndBunny0605]

Amen!

[@kimberleyfreeth8054]

Yes, the body and soul memory is profound. You can see why people also react to specific smells that remind them of the past. We have been wonderfully and fearfully made.

[@mjrussell414]

@@kimberleyfreeth8054 The memory of smells is actually out most strongest.

[@savannahsmiles1797]

@@mjrussell414 ah but Trish Yearwood brought us the Song remembers when and it truly does

[@angemaidment5640]

What incredible muscle memory!

[@dammitmandy1166]

She was a PRIMA ballerina…so much respect for her talent and her perfected craft 💕

[@voyaristika5673]

The beauty is still there, in her ballerina's hands, and certainly in her soul. It's all still there. It's hard not to cry watching her. She's absolutely lovely.

[@rainstreet78]

Oh, she is absolutely onstage again. It is so touching.

[@lavilavi1057]

Yes, exactly! The moving of Her hands, her emotion are transporting us in her memories...Such a beautiful person!❤❤❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@sparkletasticmv3414]

Your words are beautiful and eloquent. I hope that you speak and write a lot.

[@voyaristika5673]

@@sparkletasticmv3414 How kind. Thank you.

[@sparkletasticmv3414]

@@voyaristika5673 it's my pleasure to say so

[@pandora881]

In that moment, she was back onstage. My grandma didn’t know who we were in her final years, but every once in a while she would recite by heart the poetry she’d learned in grade school, entire psalms without missing a beat. Heartbreakingly beautiful.

[@pablos5501]

You just feel it, she is young again, she is on a scenary, dancing. So beautiful, so young, so alive, she was a swan again, once more little time...

[@shanshandeng8576]

In tears

[@konne16]

Just cried....

[@deannecraker637]

Who is this lady

[@reaperincess]

Perfectly spoken.. This moved me to tears...

[@hyewon9411]

Great poem ❤

[@antoinetterandall2124]

Immediately I started crying. She was literally TRANSFORMED ... the movement. The gaze on her eyes. That is unreal

[@Vejur9000]

This is surreal. A testament to the human spirit. I wept when I saw her suddenly remember it all.

[@sordwriath_productions]

same....same....

[@stephantuschen9540]

Yeah. I also cried. It is one of the most human things I have ever seen.

[@Pitcon]

sensitive one, arent you

[@watchuwant1560]

@@Pitcon in tune with human experience. It's not a bad thing.

[@christineshiffler1621]

Her movements are still graceful and angelic! ♥️

[@jinxin.]

even at her age, her arms and hands are still beautiful. for a moment it's as if she was her younger self again. you can tell her soul knows every move, every beat, even if her body can no longer perform them like before. absolutely beautiful❤

[@Songbirdstress]

But she is performing it. Every emotion, every fear, the betrayal, despair. We know exactly which part she's doing. The rest is just window dressing.

[@Vejur9000]

Amen

[@idontreadorreply]

Souls don’t exist, it’s literally called muscle memory

[@Theriople]

@@idontreadorreply fr

[@Theriople]

also its a tearjerker for sure but her hands arent exactly beautiful

[@nidhirathore4911]

The moment she got the hang of it, her demeanor changed Music is so utterly powerful

[@nosoymagnocraft8821]

Y no solo la música, sino todo el arte que transmite emociones a las personas que las enfermedades no pueden destruir... ❤❤

[@Cooperstown2015]

❤❤❤ music is a gift of God

[@daphnethurlow5388]

She knew every note of that music..and what her emotions had to be each minute...Wonderful lady and obviously a superb dancer at one time..God bless her

[@kmwa1234]

She remembers not only the choreography, but the emotional intent as well. Soooooo touching.

[@aprilbaker9357]

I cried and held my breath watching her emerge into a flowering ballerina agsin.❤❤🎉

[@SariennMusic73]

@@aprilbaker9357 Same. This was beyond beautiful and ethereal. She became young and on stage once again.

[@leandradozier4260]

She was a beautiful swan and we got to see her fly once more.

[@leandradozier4260]

@@SariennMusic73I don’t think she ever left that stage in her heart.

[@TamaraMadison-c4n]

Sooooo Lovely if she could she would Dance when visit the Nursing Home the Older People light up when they hear Music

[@MrPepper312]

My mother was a Ballerina when she was young and was a beautiful women. She died of old age but kept her Ballerina shoes stored in the attic. As a young boy I would look at them. This video brought a tear to my eye. Next time you see an old women , remember, it's just her body is old, but inside she is sill beautiful.

[@jvallas]

I read once when the elderly end up in hospital, they should have someone set up photos of their younger selves doing things they typically did. A reminder to the staff that they are dealing with a far more complex human than this ancient in the bed.

[@MrPepper312]

Yes, absolutely

[@SamurayAcelp]

i love the fact that you can see in her eyes that she almost instantly remembers the moves. It is crazy and Beautiful at the same time

[@itsshrimp91]

Tchaikovsky would be bawling his eyes out if he were alive to see this. Absolutely tragic but at the same time a glimmer of what true passion really is: An unforgettable and inseparable gift that will stick with you for the rest of your life, no matter the ailment.

[@shelbyj1433]

Very well said.

[@Talisman09]

What do you mean bawling his eyes out. Couldn't he just appreciate it without being a blubbering emo

[@Maggot39967]

@@Talisman09 Can't someone experience emotion without being judged and labeled for it? I'm 30 and far from emo but you sound like a child or andrew tate follower.

[@sdamer4609]

Tchaikovsky is immortal...

[@DotMcFarlane]

​@@Talisman09 Real men can show emotions and cry. Imagine that.

[@daynejayhowcroft]

She's right there on stage again ❤️❤️. Beautiful. Rest in glory xx

[@wabi_sabi_vida]

Her whole demeanor transforms when she hears those first few notes. It's stunning to see what music means to us.

[@KarlJayce_]

@@Martial-Mat I remember watching this. It's so beautiful ❤

[@renacleerican7824]

It is God.

[@heidipeterson7662]

That’s what I saw.

[@cskillet2003]

Music covers a whole other realm of expression that humans can't express with words. It's fantastic!

[@hiyalanguages]

This really struck me!

[@eunhyukiee]

The muscle memory is too strong. Even when they tuned the music on she was moving like she performs it yesterday. This video showed how much she loves doing ballet. How beautiful

[@nosoymagnocraft8821]

Y no solo como ella ama bailar, sino también como las cosas que amas pueden hacer que no olvides lo que las enfermedades pueden destruir.

[@gg-tg5qk]

​@@nosoymagnocraft8821структура речи очень молодая.Сначала были звуки ,мелодии на две сферы. Память. Музыку слушаем всем телом. Нитцше.

[@leandradozier4260]

She was a graceful dancer. Absolutely FLAWLESS.

[@28080601]

That little cell in her brain still holds memory of her dancing, the movements, the gentle hand work......really moving! My father-in-law didn't recognise most of our family, his sons, his grandchildren, he always called out my name through the night at the hospice, the nurses would always say that when one of them said that she was me, he calmed down.

[@genevieve.w]

Nothing makes me cry harder than this video. She's beautiful, then and now.

[@jasoncoughran5360]

I've watched this video several times, and it still makes me cry.

[@sofiaweidel8034]

❤😢❤

[@euridicesacramentomariani6953]

@@jasoncoughran5360 Me too.

[@janettemartin4604]

I KNOW MY GOD I AM CRYING!

[@appletree9974]

Yes!

[@_Jai_]

The body and soul never forget. This woman still has the grace of a ballerina. This is one of the most amazing and wholesome videos I’ve seen on KZbin. Thank you.

[@idontreadorreply]

Souls aren’t real, muscle memory is

[@HonkyEatsVegan]

it's called "muscle memory", just like us who can type without seeing keyboard

[@sinclair4626]

@@idontreadorreplysouls are real you grinch

[@gothikgrlblack1733]

​@@idontreadorreplyI disagree about souls. How do you know they don't exist? Are you privy to knowledge no-one else possesses?

[@tadassmolskas3014]

If they don't have the knowledge to know souls don't exist, where is your knowledge to prove they are real? @@gothikgrlblack1733

[@rabblerousin8981]

Jeez. She remains such an expressive dancer and artist in her medium, despite her physical capacities. A true ballerina. Brava. I’ve never experienced ballet like this.

[@vickiegrizzle434]

I have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s three and a half years ago. I am so thankful that I found this video. Truly lifted my spirit!!

[@fjayneym7887]

I'm sorry for your diagnosis. I saw a documentary about people with Alzheimer's getting memories when they listen to music of their time. I wish you the best

[@Mauri5io]

Alzheimer can make you forget everything, but music can take you back to life!

[@Kat-pe3gq]

Keep music in your life 🫂

[@wanorman2007]

God bless you.

[@endeavourist5287]

Scientists are continuing to make all sorts of medical breakthroughs. Your optimism is great, and I hope your prognosis over the long term is the best it can be.

[@jramsey9690]

No one really has the secret of why music is so emotionally powerful. This was very touching.

[@richardlazar3218]

Music is the language of the Holy Spirit, breaking through every barrier...

[@kingabryniarska4092]

Sound- Hz- brain waves - responsible for brain function

[@eberhardmock2450]

​@@richardlazar3218 well, that's a new one. Where in the Bible is that written? Many religious folks say it's the language of the devil, so I'm lost.

[@robsemail]

@@richardlazar3218 no, music is the language of human culture. Gods who ignore children praying they won’t get raped at church or shot to death at school don’t have a goddamn thing to do with anything as beautiful as music! Sorry.

[@larrygraysmith8411]

​@@eberhardmock2450 Music can be used for adoration of one true God and for lifting our hearts up to Him (gregorian chant is a great example of it) as well as for poisoning our minds and souls. It depends on how we use it - so music can either serve God or devil.

[@avuncular300]

So emotionally moving. The lady was so in touch with the music and her glorious past. I was extremely moved by the young man's gesture of care when he kissed her hand. Truly what life and people should be about.

[@pedrokass2973]

She is Marta Cinta spaniard ballerina, first ballerina in New York Ballet in 1967. Es maravilloso como la música ocupa un lugar especial en nuestro cerebro probablemente relacionado en este caso con un impacto emocional y profesional. Simplemente un video maravilloso. Marta Cinta murió durante la pandemia de Covid a causa del virus.

[@bettymaurus8934]

Herzlichsten Dank für diese Informationen!

[@MishaSkripach]

The dancer in the video is the Russian ballerina Uliana Lopatkina, whose recordings the creator of he video failed to even mention.

[@Deedeevenice]

@@MishaSkripach did she speak Spanish?

[@MishaSkripach]

@@Deedeevenice Not at all, she was born in 1973 and is a dancer at Mariinsky, recently retired

[@MishaSkripach]

@@pedrokass2973 The young dancer in the video is Russian. The old lady is Spanish and used to be a ballerina, but she is not the one who is dancing in tutu in the video. Is it clear for you now?

[@ittybittykittymama7582]

I once knew a ballerina who had lost her hearing. She would dance without music and I asked her how she could dance with no music. She said that she danced to the music in her head. Beautiful!

[@dannyhernandez2203]

How did she hear your question?

[@miglek9613]

​@@dannyhernandez2203sign language exists, writing does as well. There's more than one way to ask a question

[@dannyhernandez2203]

@@miglek9613 the anecdote is probably bs.

[@emmettdonkeydoodle6230]

@@dannyhernandez2203Dude do you think deaf people can’t communicate…? 🤦🏼🤦🏼🤦🏼 ffs

[@dannyhernandez2203]

Well, that ballerina was probably Beethoven long lost 8x granddaughter. Bullshit. What is the ballerinas name!?

[@catrinahartz944]

Beautiful. She will dance in heaven again and be healed and young again. God bless her.

[@vickibednar9220]

I can only imagine what she looked like performing it back in the day. She was absolutely lovely. Gave me chills. Her movements were beautiful.

[@hollyhock3945]

She was the professional ballerena in the video from 1967. There is another video out there, earlier in her Alzheimers, where they show her reacting to her performing Swan Lake.

[@notsoberoveranalyzer8264]

Luckily, you don’t have to imagine. The video clips are of her, and there’s more. She was phenomenal.

[@GemPotagueule]

1:52 (pour ne pas avoir à imaginer)

[@engine229]

I cried uncontrollably when I first saw this. Her spirit answered to this special piece of music which is obviously very personal to her. It really shows you that despite this horrible disease, her light always shone brightly as a beautiful and elegant ballerina. What a remarkable lady.

[@euridicesacramentomariani6953]

Tem. I cried and sobbed too much.

[@angeladallimore8079]

Beautiful ,It will always be precious and remain in this Beautiful Lady's heart 💓 Eternally ,🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🌹🥀🌹🥀🌹🌹🌹♥️🌹🥀

[@lesliewhiteman9562]

Sobbing uncontrollably....so incredibly beautiful. 😢

[@rcpetty16]

I did too. I couldn't control it. The mind truly never forgets.

[@EarthsGeomancer]

You cried? Calm down.

[@wendystewart1867]

Most beautiful breathtaking video I have ever seen She is a beauty

[@rattus3102]

❤❤👍

[@blam9360]

The music lifted the fog of Alzheimer's from her brain momentarily and that Flow State, the unconscious mind takes over her body. It's so unbelievably amazing.

[@Edward24081]

That might be the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. My grandfather is in the late stages of alzheimers. He was a craftsman his whole life (decorator, carpenter, builder you name it). Me and my cousin recently put up a shed for our grandmother and he could barely be restrained from trying to help us. He couldn't help with the bigger parts but we tried to find ways to include him in the process.

[@danieldunlap4077]

I'm in school to become an Occupational Therapy Assistant and that is the best way to help your grandfather.

[@ЮлияКотова-е6з]

😢👏👏👏

[@KrisByrns]

My dad spent his last couple of years in an Alzheimer's unit. The maintenance man regularly took him along on his tasks as a "helper." My dad was always so glad to see him, and when Dad couldn't go along he would stop by for a short visit.

[@danieldunlap4077]

@@KrisByrns What an amazing maintenance man. Is that something your dad did before his Alzheimer's took control?

[@KrisByrns]

@@danieldunlap4077 My dad worked for the power company, but he loved to fix things. He would go to the thrift store and get stuff from the as-is room to fix. The facility had "work" for others too, like a pile of towels to fold (same pile every day, I think). People want to feel useful.

[@kendallbutler210]

You can see her grace and feel her passion. Her hands are so soft and show her talent. What a beautiful moment to share.❤

[@NotoriousBroadcasts]

As a dancer and artist suffering from physical and cognitive decline in my youth, this gives me so much hope and joy that my body and soul will still know what to do even in the very worst circumstances. Thankyou for sharing. ❤ Edit: I just wanted to thank everyone for their kind replies and support. It is very meaningful to me to have the hope. ❤️

[@elaineweinberg7094]

Sending you prayers, never lose hope. I bet you can express your artistic talents in other ways. ❤️

[@mishapillai9414]

Sending you love and prayers, wherever you are

[@NootalieWalf]

My mom was a ballerina and is now chair-bound due to MS. We used to do mother-daughter ballet classes when I was little, and I haven’t seen her stand unassisted or take a single step in over 2 years now. It’s absolutely heartbreaking to watch and remember. I hope that you find the ways to adapt in how you need to to continue creating art in any of its forms. 🤍

[@hasiajackson-un7zb]

I will keep you in my prayers. 🙏

[@robstockton2463]

If you are dancing beautifully in your mind, then you are dancing beautifully. Warm wishes.

[@markmoil3012]

I watched my Dad die by inches for 7 years due to this rotten Alzheimers. One of the last things left to him was playing his beloved accordion. When that was gone the last resemblance to what was my dear Dad was gone. I still cry 10 years after his passing and watching this brought it all back to me. Music is powerful.

[@StoryGirl17]

I'm sorry for you'r loss. I hope you and you'r dad had s happy relationship. Treasure every memory. God bless you.

[@shugarysubstances]

i went through the same thing, for almost the same time span. it really leaves a different fuckin type of scar. i hope we can both make peace with it someday.

[@phoebe2234]

That gentleman with her is a keeper, what a beautiful kind man

[@jerseygurl620]

Her hands are still so delicate and fluid. When something has become a part of your soul, your DNA, not even dementia can take it away.

[@Urteil164]

Absolutely ❤

[@Gaia_Seraphina]

It can. But something so deeply rooted into your mind will be one of the last things forgotten.

[@Urteil164]

@@Gaia_Seraphina 💯 correct

[@somerandom7672]

If it's in your soul, you will know it even when your entire body is gone.

[@robinhatcher8021]

I was a ballerina for 25 years and am a retired social worker for elders and retired dementia specialist. I went all over my state, training regarding the dementias. Music and art is stored in different part of brain from language and everyday things. The music is still active in her brain, bringing her back even for a little bit. She was beautiful. Notice her hands. So delicate and beautiful. Wish I could have watched her dance when young. I'm sure she brought the house down. May she rest in peace. ❤🎉

[@maryfreebed9886]

You did watch her dance when young. That's her in the footage interspersed with the old lady.

[@corneliaspindler6714]

Look at those beautifull hands! she just feels the music.

[@Emely-martin]

How not to cry? It’s impossible not to get emotional, seeing the music bring back the dance steps to her memory! Music has the power to awaken feelings, memories, stored within us. ❤

[@lucy111617]

I don't think it possible to not cry my grandmother has dementia n it's hard to watch it live one slip away forgetting who u r this touch me so much baking my eyes out

[@Karinph1]

This is so beautiful. SHE is so beautiful - and the caretaker, the man understanding what is stored in her body and soul, and wants her to revisit the beauty and passion. Thats the kind of compassion you can only wish for everybody to have;

[@somerandom7672]

Yes, absolutely. We need more people who see the inner being.

[@nmHispana]

Many years ago I was a CNA in a nursing home facility and it never mattered to me whether they had or didn't have ALZ, because I'd still always talk to all of the patients while waiting for the dinner trays to be brought out from the kitchen. One afternoon while talking to one with ALZ, one of other CNA's said, "I don't understand why you even bother talking to them, when they can't even understand a word your saying." This made me very angry, so I turned to him and replied, "how the hell would you know?"

[@jvallas]

It becomes apparent he is her 50-year-old son at the end.

[@koan91]

My grandmother had alzheimers and we would see her every Sunday even though she didn't remember us or even how to speak. But if you started to sing her favorite hymn,she would sing along, word for word. Not only that, but she sang the alto part. It was amazing.

[@adele1993]

So tragically beautiful, my father died with advanced Alzheimers at 89, he was a wonderful honky tonk pianist and even when he was in a locked ward towards the end, he would entertain everyone with his performances. And never forgot the words of his favourite hymns if he was singing. I know i will see him again in Heaven one day soon and all will be remembered.

[@DerekDogsforSentience]

My mother had it too. It’s such a cruel disease. It takes them away from you before they actually go. What’s worse they pop back and visit, moments when they are with you again, then gone again. We used to say mom popped in for a visit to ease our pain. No one deserves this horrible end. You have my empathy. We WILL be with them again 💜

[@lilyt18]

Beautiful 🙏🏽💙

[@lovebuzzlovebuzz54]

You believe in GOD then? Me too may we speak about it?

[@monicamac2122]

I lost my dad in December to this horrible disease, he was 5 days away from his 88th birthday. He was an amazing violinist back in the day, and his nursing home was doing a calendar shoot several years ago, featuring him with a prop violin and a man in front of a piano (who used to go into nursing homes and play to the residents, before HE got Alzheimers as well) and you could see the two of them just automatically put their fingers where they used to put them and my father got quite upset because his violin had not been tuned. He could still sing, even after he had lost the power of speech for conversation. Music is incredibly powerful! I played all his favourite tunes in the last couple of days before he passed and I am sure it gave him comfort. I know I will see my dad in Heaven one day too, and he will be whole and enjoying his music the way he did before.

[@DerekDogsforSentience]

@@monicamac2122 I’m so sorry for your loss. It’s been 30 years for me. You never get over the grief but you do learn to live with it. I deal with it every day knowing two things. My mom would absolutely want me to live and enjoy my life and also I will definitely see her again. I’m sure your dad would want you to enjoy your life and you will see him again too. Listen for the random violin. Music is extremely powerful. He will let you know he’s ok through this. 💜

[@jamesembrey3100]

I sobbed uncontrollably

[@stevengray8663]

Same

[@S16E1]

Me too

[@baldcat59]

Me too. She died not long after this.

[@mindycabral7532]

Me too. Every time.

[@ashshakur1316]

You’re not the only one

[@duffy21650]

I’ve watched this so many times and it’s so beautiful it makes me cry everytime. She is dancing, no question about it. STILL a prima ballerina.❤

[@Mia_Mar1a]

This is beautiful, even though she cant walk you can see the smoothness and flow of her arms, how beautiful she definitely was an amazing ballerina

[@leandradozier4260]

I bet if she could walk, she would have gotten every single move down perfectly.

[@slr856]

This was intense!! It was like a lost part of her brain woke up for a few beautiful minutes. My dad passed from Alzheimer’s, such a horrible disease. It steals everything from you. My dad was a pilot for nearly 40 years. He loved it the way this sweet lady loved ballet!! I wish I knew who the kind young man was with her. What a beautiful, loving relationship!! 🙏🏻☺️💕

[@rawlin1881]

I wish there was a translation too.

[@jeannehollestein6374]

It was here son

[@GmailCom-hh6yq]

Sorry for your loss❤ Please, don't stop talking to him... tell him what you feel.. My dad took his last breath as I held his hand, but I just felt a peace within me, yet it was painful, but I know I'll see him again "soon" when it'll be my turn to cross. It's painful when our parents go ahead of us, but yet... I knew that his mum & dad, sister and other passed family member came to guide him.. I had "called for them" as I was driving there, asking them to please come help daddy cross over... As I sat there, he just stared straight out into the room, in my direction , but not directly at me ... Moments before his passing, his eyes started "wandering" from left to right a few times and then a faint smile... then two deep breaths ...and then silence😢... The next morning... he "was" back at mum's.. His chair in the kitchen was pulled out, radio was on and the same light he always turned on when he walked into the kitchen. Mum was in "shock", but she knew exactly who it was and since then, she's not so sad... still sad, but knowing he's "there" helps her a lot. Mum is well over 80yo and still very active and lives her life to the fullest with us kids and grandchildren so she's not imagining things. She's always put all the chair close to the kitchen table every single night she goes to bed, doing the dishes as she doesn't want to wake up and go into a "messy" kitchen...but every morning, dad's chair is out😂 Heck, he's even been here at my house, saying my name! 🤯 But I just replied "-Yes, dad?"...but then I realised 🤔... what was that!? 😂 Well, I "feel" his presence and whenever I feel him, I talk to him, telling how much I miss him, that I'm so grateful and happy that he's been my dad for 60 years... I know he's still with us.. in a special way. Like I know that my grandma, my former dog, 6 of my former cats ... so, I'm very blessed😂

[@GmailCom-hh6yq]

​@@jeannehollestein6374He's so cute❤

[@ellenmarch3095]

​@@rawlin1881 "It excites me." "That's normal, my dear one! How could it not be exciting?...and you excite us, dancing so well!" "You have to take the points." (Pretty sure she means raising up on ballet points.) "You have to take the points? Really?" ..."This is the chorus. This is more legs." That is more legs, no?" "There are 50, the chorus." "My mother... (Oh wow...)" "That is the floor..."

[@evelynkawiti4021]

Her shoulders, her arms and beautiful expressive hands that tell the story .. this was a gift for this woman.. her body remembered it all, and a beautiful gift for us to see her beautiful dance

[@dsrlenechase774]

This brought tears to my eyes because she transcended from the limitations of a broken body and mind to where her soul, that never ages, danced beyond the stars. Someday, even yesterday, all that she is will follow that path and will truly dance again.

[@Surms41]

That hit me like a truck, not much does that for me, but it's so true, and you worded that beautifully.

[@rst7243]

The power of music. I would have been honored to be this woman's friend.

[@patriciastordahl1220]

Go to a senior care and adopt one

[@Ted_Sheckler]

​@@patriciastordahl1220 😂😂😂

[@howgreenwasmyvalley9686]

Well, she wouldn't want to be yours. Ballerinas are notoriously snobby, narcissistic and impossible to please. Far worse than divas like that short fat dumpy thing, can't remember her name but she married some old record mogul, to climb to the top. She only drinks bottled water in Bohemian crystal. Anyway, she goofed up the National Anthem so that was her done. Anyway, yes, that was some GREAT arm dance.....😂😂😂😂

[@SupremeCommanderBaiser]

​@@patriciastordahl1220 nah, I just said this to get likes 😏

[@HughJass22820]

Her hands are still so graceful and beautiful.

[@kelligarza5199]

crying... absolutely beautiful. The way he gently took her hand and his whole attitude towards people that some think are completely lost. She danced that dance like she was young again. I loved this so much.

[@Donttrustthatburger5144]

She's an artist. The music is in her soul, the dedication to her dance in her bones. To say I am moved is an understatement.

[@hayleyanna2625]

My beautiful nanny is now in a Care Home because of her Alzheimer's. What wonderful people carers are and so important the work that they do. This video was terrific. Very moving.❤

[@newatiny344]

This was so moving and touching, the way how she faltered in the beginning, like the swan, but then didn't give up and gave a masterful performance. I watched open mouthed and with tears in my eyes.

[@youngraines851]

Once a ballerina - a star - that magic within never dies. She's still so elegant, so beautiful - her hand gestures are a poetry that compliments the music within and without.

[@AidenzeroV]

This just proves the mind never truly ever forgets what your muscles and body remember the most. Dancing is therapeutic and motivating always.

[@jangibb6148]

This is absolutely wonderful. Her movements are still so graceful. She finishes the music off right to the end of her finger tip s

[@alarcon99]

1:52 *Prima Ballerina NY 1967* “It makes me emotional” “It’s normal, my darling. How could it not?” She pats his face 🥺 “And you make us emotional! Dancing so well!” “You have to get the points!” He chuckles “You have to get the points! Is that so?” …intelligible… “This is the chorus. This is the chorus. This is the chorus. This (part) is more legs.” “This (part) is more legs, no?“ “There are 50…in the chorus.” “My god!” “This is the floor” -Music to Awaken Association

[@charlottewebster4233]

I really super appreciate you translating that - thank you so much! I love that she not only moves in response to the music but talks her way through the full routine even remarking - almost teaching him and emphasising the need to get the points right 😇

[@LBach-eq4ks]

Thank you very much for your translation. I always asked myself what they were talking about.

[@amb865]

Points being her pointe shoes

[@mialiahh9228]

Thank you so much for the translation

[@sherryab3964]

Thank-you so much for translating this 🙏❤️

[@tuijapeltonen8075]

I got tears in my eyes watching this fantastic lady. She is beautiful and how she remembered and lived it once again.

[@BrandiG0121]

She was so in her element. Alzheimers takes so much, but it can't negate a lifetime of passion. This was beautiful ❤

[@DeeBango]

I couldn’t stop crying. Her body is so frail - it adds more drama to the performance. Amazing

[@maxlebroncoleção]

When the orchestra's brass enters she transforms. It's truly incredible what music brings us even in adverse moments.

[@TwinZ-studios]

If she could only walk,she would make the performance so good. Even she nailed the expressions of the act!So precious

[@robstockton2463]

I agree, she must have been a marvelous performer. It really made me curious about her dancing in her prime, if she can project this much meaning from a wheelchair.

[@TwinZ-studios]

@@robstockton2463 yes absolutely!

[@RadeonVega64]

yep

[@ariannasv22]

Damn, even though it was just her arms, she still moved gracefully. She still has that skill in her.

[@Carol-e3d5o]

Made me cry so upsetting sending to my daughter in Australia

[@phantomtroupe8430]

Beautiful. In the beginning she is sad and emotional. Once the orchestra intensifies you see her embody the swan and become powerful. Almost as if she was being lifted out of her wheelchair by her wings

[@FelipeViannaNutriUFRJ]

And the beautiful swan flew one last time... 😢 Rest in POWER!

[@TheRebekinga]

She looks like she should live forever and makes us see those amazing movements

[@MarikamiLace-MalteseBobbinLace]

And yet her moves are still so elegant ❤

[@greenmt1100]

It reminds me slightly of my aunt who sadly passed away a few years ago from Alzheimer’s. She would forget something you told her 2 minutes prior but when we played ABBA for her, which was her favorite group growing up, she would light up and knew all the lyrics and was herself again for a few minutes. It was really cool to watch. Music is tied in with memories so closely, it’s very fascinating.

[@gmvalentine626]

"Music is tied in with memories so closely." Absolutely!

[@annettewestley7076]

Her brain remembers the music and the movements. It is wonderful to see how graceful she is, still.

[@abigailhumes4608]

Her wheelchair performance drew me in totally because you helped her remember her love for it. She performed with total commitment. Thank you for your compassionate work with her.

[@seatherny_y]

The way she knew the movements and remembers them, still preforming with such grace and emotion is amazing. What a beautiful dance and what a fortunate lady.

[@TheHappydots]

Occasionally I revisit this because it's so indescribably powerful.

[@rogerio067072]

Swan lake has a special place in my heart and watching this lovely lady remember her days, is hard to hold the tears. We are nothing but our own memories and our own inteligence.

[@remyasmar418]

I have been a caregiver to my mother for the last 3 years and seeing this made me break down into tears for the first time. To the glory of love!!

[@Beach510]

I could visualize her actually dancing it ! God bless her.

[@annhedges4243]

20 seconds in, the tears started to flow. I had to watch it again. So moving, so beautiful

[@KeiFox]

This serves extremely well as something which doctors and caregivers can learn from as a means to provide better emotional care to such people who suffer from Alzheimer's. Once we're able to pinpoint those special moments in a person's life that stay with them permanently, even while the terrible disease eats away at their mental faculties, by providing the right stimulus, it can promote a greater sense of emotional health and happiness for the person. While it's sad to hear of Ms. Gonzalez's passing, it's comforting to know that she's not only now at peace, in a better place, and dancing as she used to, but that this wonderful provision by her caregiver was able to give her some happiness in her last years, so it would not be as tragic or depressing. God bless that gentleman, whomever he was, whether a family member or a caregiver, or both, for providing the beautiful music to entertain her and stimulate the happy memories of her younger years. To the good memory of Marta Gonzalez, may you dance among the angels in the heavens, as you did in life, in peace and joy, forevermore.

[@karyannfontaine8757]

So Beautiful. She is expressive and so graceful. Lovely talented Ballerina.

[@AmerBoyo]

Words fail me. Sheer joy and tragedy together. What an amazing lady 💔

[@hyaled6441]

Сколько грации в каждом движении, а какие руки изящные! Тело и душа все помнят

[@allensauler7960]

What an absolutely Precious Woman, STILL able to show “HER” perfection of her craft! ! !

[@WomanNextDoor]

A beautiful moment in time for this beautiful lady. Free from her chains of dementia the music took her hand and once more she danced. I'm so grateful we are able to witness this. She's dancing in heaven now, God bless you prima ballerina.

[@alliejones9864]

Oh my gosh, the beauty of the movements is still stunning. She certainly hasn’t lost it, I could see the swan in her.

[@70sgirl42]

The part of the brain called the cerebellum which processes music is most times not affected by Alzheimer's until the very end stages compared to areas that manage memories. She is beautiful and certainly remembers her talented self!! She is still so dainty and demure. ❤❤❤

[@biancacao3493]

I start to cry as soon as she starts to move with the music... so moving. It's a blessing to have something in life meant that much...

[@clarity8305]

Tchaikovsky is such a spectacular composer, creating whimsical yet suspenseful music

[@yanaeccles4088]

They should play it for her everyday, you can see she enjoyed her ballet.AMAZING ❤

[@laika4640]

Is it only me or is anyone else enraptured by her hand movements? Just mesmerising

[@annwilliams6575]

That was performed beautifully..... the emotion in her face was pure gold.

[@robertross7330]

She is so gracefully did this some things never leave your mind

[@sherisse10]

This took my breath away.. she became what she once was.. she was whole again just with music. 💔❤️‍🩹😪 watching my grandmother wither away was the most gut wrenching 6 years. Thank you for this beautiful video 🤗

[@yvonneholmes2990]

For you xxx

[@misha2929]

She remembers it exactly without any hesitation! Just beautiful! God bless!

[@theincredibleauraaa133]

I have always said that music is one of the most powerful things ever created, and this is such a prime example of it. The mind may not remember, but the soul does.

[@discobikerAndRosie]

You're never too old to dance. In her head, she was dancing across the stage. How beautiful. Both of my grandparents had dementia. It tears your heart out. Ballet brought this woman joy. She brought us so many blessings & emotions. ❤

[@Ted_Sheckler]

You can literally be too old to dance. All she can do now is flail her arms around....because she is too old to dance.

[@mariak.chalmers2577]

@BigFatPaulie And still looks beautiful and graceful. She will always be dancing.

[@discobikerAndRosie]

@bigFatPaulie83 Are you that dense, or just mean? Obviously, she couldn't stand. She was dancing with her arms, swaying them, not flailing. In her mind, she was dancing. Your comments are not bessesary. I've cared for many of my family who suffered from dementia. It's mentally, emotionally, & physically draining. Pray it doesn't happen to your parents, or you.