It is never too late to celebrate life! 91-year-old Julia Lewis can teach everyone a lesson or two on enjoying life, no matter the situation. Once she was done with a physical therapy session, she felt so good that all she wanted to do was the jitterbug! So, they put on the music and Julia showed off her dance moves!
Julia Lewis is a resident at Magnolia Springs Southpointe, a senior living community in Indianapolis, Indiana. Magnolia Springs Southpointe tries to embody a different spirit for a senior living community. Magnolia’s website states that they embrace “the fact you are your own person, different, unique, one-of-a-kind—with your own lifestyle, pursuits, and hopes for the future. Even better, we celebrate it!” Julia’s dancing video definitely shows they are a place to celebrate!
Julia had a recent hospital stay, before her dancing video, and when she was released she had to attend physical therapy sessions through Golden Age Home Health Care, LLC. During this time, Julia was being assisted by a walker. At the end of her physical therapy she was feeling so much better she only had one more request from the physical therapy staff.
“You’ve got me feeling so good, I want to dance! Do you mind if I do the jitterbug to celebrate? I’m loving life!”
Of course, they said yes! They turned on Elvis Presley’s song “Jailhouse Rock” for her and before they knew it, Julia had tossed her walker aside and started doing the jitterbug! This 91-year-old still has the moves! She loved that the camera was recording her and did the shimmy straight at the camera with a big old smile! She knows she has the moves!
Golden Age Home Health Care, LLC posted the video on their Facebook page to show their viewers the amazingness that is Miss Julia! The video soon went viral and the local news agencies started to reach out to Golden Age Home Health Care and Magnolia Springs Southpointe to learn more about Julia.
“That’s just what we did when we were young,” Julia explained to WTTV about her dance moves.
Julia has been a dance lover her entire life. Faculty told WTHR that Julia was “quite the dancer back in the day!” Not only was she a dancer but she was quite the rebel as well. Julia was known for cutting many classes to go dancing instead! She has always been a huge fan of Elvis Presley, so “Jailhouse Rock” was a great song choice to get her back dancing again!
Julia “cut class more than anyone you’ve ever known,” so she could go dancing instead.
Her amazing dance video to “Jailhouse Rocks’ proves that she still has all the moves! Julia’s dancing celebration is a lesson for everyone, it is never too late to celebrate life. That every day you are feeling good, you should celebrate it in your own unique way! Maybe your celebration will be a bit different, but you should still celebrate life through any way you love!
Check out Julia’s amazing dance moves right below!
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