EN:

Just imagine: you’re in the middle of a hall in an old-age home which has been transformed into a ballroom with red velvet tablecloths and old vinyl records. A DJ plays nostalgic music from the ‘40s ‘till now. You are surrounded by cheerful dancing people of all age groups, but especially the elderly. But on the dance floor of The Dance Palace age doesn’t matter.

In the short documentary, Cheek to Cheek, four special elderly swing by. Nellie (94) has turned her mobility walker into her new dance partner. Carel (91), musician in heart and soul, forgets the silence at home when he starts playing along to Dutch classics on his keyboard. The super-fit Suze (92) zooms past anybody half her age, whether she's on her bike or on the dance floor. Rene’s (85) memory is not what it used to be, but as soon as he hears James Brown's music, everything suddenly comes back to him.

DE:

Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie befinden sich mitten in einer Halle eines Altersheims, das sich in einen Ballsaal mit roten Samttischdecken und alten Schallplatten verwandelt hat. Ein DJ spielt nostalgische Musik aus den 40er Jahren. Sie sind umgeben von fröhlich tanzenden Menschen aller Altersgruppen, vor allem aber älteren Menschen. Aber auf der Tanzfläche des Dance Palace spielt das keine Rolle.