A Ballerina With Alzheimer’s Remembers Her ‘Swan Lake’ Routine From 1967

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A truly magnificent and heartfelt video of a former ballerina with Alzheimer’s has recently gone viral, capturing the attention of many once again. In this touching moment, Marta C. González, a former prima ballerina with the New York City Ballet, recalls the upper-body choreography of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and begins to gracefully perform the routine while listening to the familiar music. In these challenging and uncertain times, such heartwarming content is a breath of fresh air.

Despite suffering from severe memory loss due to Alzheimer’s and becoming wheelchair-bound in her later years, Marta’s spirit shines through when she hears the music that once filled her life with joy. Numerous scientific and psychological studies have shown that music has the power to lift our moods, combat depression, improve blood flow in ways similar to statins, lower stress-related hormones like cortisol, and ease pain.

For Marta, it was the sheer power of music that unlocked her cherished memories of a bygone era filled with ballet. As the familiar notes fill the air, we see her arms begin to move, rekindling the choreography she once performed with such grace and passion many decades ago.

Though Marta is no longer with us, she has left behind a beautiful legacy that will not be forgotten anytime soon.

Upon hearing the music so familiar to her ears, Marta is seen beginning to move her arms to dance the routine she did many decades ago.

Watch the touching and truly heartwarming footage in the video below.

Shaun Zietsman https://www.thesomethingguy.co.za

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