We started it a few months ago, posting videos of us dancing to oldies.
We can't believe how many people have watched these videos and have liked them. Why would anybody take the time to watch two mid-70-year-olds dancing to old music?
Our dancing is seriously affected by our porch. It is narrow, so I, as lead, have to get Vicky in the correct position on the porch so she can show off her moves. If it was a regular dance floor, all of the moves we use could be used in any direction. So, sometimes we have to "waste" a move so I can lead Vicky to the right spot to start her next move.
Makes it more challenging, but that sort of is more fun in a way.
In addition, the porch surface is AWFUL to dance on. It's uneven, and sometimes we even trip on it.
But we don't care. We aren't professional dancers. We just want to show the joy of dancing, and the joy of dancing in one's old age.
Here is the count of visitors to our most popular dancing video, as of today. It is of Roy Orbison's In Dreams. Nobody had a voice like his. And few people had as tragic a life as he did. He lost his wife in a motorcycle accident when she ran into someone's car door who had unexpectedly opened it. He lost two children in a house fire. And he died at a young age, 52, of heart problems.
He has been gone for 35 years now. We feel like we are still honoring his talent by dancing to his beautiful music.
Five days later we have passed 20,000 views. By far the most for any of our videos. It's not even our best dance.
Five-six days later: 30,000
A week later: 40,000 views.
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