--- description: This old fella may need two canes to walk but he doesn't need them to dance. title: Watch This Old Man Boogie Down, and You'll Be Smiling All Day image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Video of an Old Man Dancing Will Brighten Your Day  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 21, 2014 4:12 PM CUT  by [Denver Nicks](/author/denver-nicks/)  ## Denver Nicks Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 21, 2014 4:12 PM CUT The elderly man in this video may need two canes to walk, but he doesn’t need them to dance. The user who uploaded this video to Facebook, Edgard Eleuterio Daza, gave it a short and sweet caption that sums the whole thing up pretty well: “Eternamente joven.” Translation: forever young. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3012697/this-video-of-an-old-man-dancing-will-brighten-your-day/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3012697/this-video-of-an-old-man-dancing-will-brighten-your-day/"},"headline":"This Video of an Old Man Dancing Will Brighten Your Day","datePublished":"2014-07-21T16:12:27.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:11:49.160Z","description":"Forever young","url":"https://time.com/3012697/this-video-of-an-old-man-dancing-will-brighten-your-day/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Ukraine","facebook","Gaza and the West Bank","Viral video","Gaza","dancing","#MH17"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Denver Nicks","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/denver-nicks/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3012697/this-video-of-an-old-man-dancing-will-brighten-your-day/","name":"This Video of an Old Man Dancing Will Brighten Your Day"}}]}] ```