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HI, THIS IS PARISH PRESIDENT CYNTHIA LEE CHANG.I'M HERE AT OUR ARIO CENTER FOR OUR ANNUAL SENIOR CITIZENS DANCE GALA AND ALL THESE INCREDIBLE TEAMS HAVE BEEN PRACTICING AND DOING THEIR DANCES.
I JUST DANCE WITH A BUNCH OF 'EM.
I THINK THESE SENIORS JUST LOVE TO GET OUT HERE AND GET ON THE DANCE FLOOR, GET DRESSED UP IN COSTUMES, BE SOMEBODY ELSE FOR A FEW HOURS AND JUST COME HAVE A BLAST.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST EVENTS THAT I GO TO EACH YEAR.
UH, THE SENIORS ARE ALWAYS IN A GREAT MOOD AND IT'S ALL ABOUT THEM.
YOU KNOW, IT'S ABOUT THE, THE DANCING AND THE FOOD AND SITTING AROUND AND SEEING PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT SENIOR CENTERS, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE SENIORS, THEY CAN STILL CUT A RUG ON THE DANCE FLOOR.
IT BRINGS SENIORS FROM ALL OVER AND EVERYBODY DANCES AND HAS A GREAT TIME.
SOME PEOPLE ARE DANCING, SOME PEOPLE ARE WATCHING.
THE SECRET TO STAYING YOUNG IS MOVING AND THAT'S WHAT EVERYBODY'S DOING.
I LIKE THE CAMARADERIE AND MEETING NEW PEOPLE.
I'LL BE LEADING SOME OF THE LINE DANCES AND POPPING MY FAN.
BUT TO SEE OUR SENIORS DANCE, 'CAUSE I'M A SENIOR, IF I COME OUT TO DANCE AND TO ENJOY MYSELF AND I ENJOY THE FOOD, WE JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME.
I ENJOY THE OUTING WITH PEOPLE OF MY AGE AND LOOK AT EVERYBODY THAT'S DRESSED UP.
I ENJOY DANCING AND SOCIALIZING WITH ELDERLY PEOPLE, AND I'M ELDERLY MYSELF, SO WE LIVE IN OUR BEST LIFE.
MY, IT'S REALLY GREAT FOR THESE WOMEN TO GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO DO, SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO, AND THEY'VE WORKED VERY HARD TO DEVELOP THESE ROUTINES, AND I THINK IT KEEPS 'EM YOUNG.
THIS ADDS OVERALL TO THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF SENIOR CITIZENS.
IT'S BETTER THAN JUST SITTING AT HOME AND NOT DOING ANYTHING.
WE HAVE A BLAST, AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS FOR ALL THE SENIORS.
THIS EVENT, ALL THESE, ALL THE SENIORS, IT'S KIND OF LIKE, UH, THEM GETTING OUT AND PLAYING IN THE YARD.
IT'S SOMETHING FOR THEM TO DO.
THEY ENJOY IT, THEY LOVE IT, AND THEY ALL ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE ENOUGH TO KNOW THE LINE DANCERS.
IT IS A GOOD THING THAT JEFFERSON PARISH PUTS THE SON ON AND WE APPRECIATE IT.
THEY DO IT EVERY YEAR AND WE HOPE THEY NEVER STOP.