'If You Can, Move!' Say Rome's Viral Dancing Seniors

Italian senior couple dancing in Roman piazza become internet sensation

Bopping to Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley in a Roman square, an elderly dancing duo has become a viral sensation in Italy – something they hope will inspire other seniors to take up a more active lifestyle.

'If you can, move!' say Rome's viral dancing seniors

Retired dance teacher Pasquale Iannotta, 70, and his dancing partner Elisa Fava, 79, have won praise from Rome's mayor and twisted and twirled on national TV since one of their street performances was shared online by a social media savvy tour operator last week. "No one ever thought we could go viral like this," Fava told AFP on Wednesday, as the pair returned to Testaccio square, in the namesake historic working-class district of the Italian c…

An old man and woman dance to pop music in a Roman piazza, not a tip jar in sight

In a piazza in Rome on a lovely summer evening, an elderly duo set up a speaker and pressed “play.” The familiar beat and guitar intro of Michael Jackson‘s “Beat It” filled the air, and the man and woman began to dance. They didn’t dance randomly, but in unison with simple choreographed dance moves. No camera set up. No tip jar. Just two older Italians enjoying their evening in the park and bringing joy to themselves and others. The Tour Guy, a …