60-Year-Old Dance Teacher Surprises Students With ‘Uptown Funk’ Performance

When you’re about to retire, why not go out with a bang? That’s exactly what 60-year-old dance teacher Shirley Clements did with a performance of Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk,” featuring Bruno Mars, with the dance troupe Outbreak in Surrey, British Columbia. Suggested Reading Christian Louboutin African Looks and Roots Will Surprise You Black Women Find Connection Through…

When you’re about to retire, why not go out with a bang? That’s exactly what 60-year-old dance teacher Shirley Clements did with a performance of Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk,” featuring Bruno Mars, with the dance troupe Outbreak in Surrey, British Columbia.

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Clements and her dance students showed the crowd that it doesn’t matter how old you are; when you got it, you got it. Clements does everything from rap to some pretty slick head spins at the end of the performance.

Once the performance was finished, Clements’ students rushed the stage to give her a huge hug. You can definitely tell she’ll be missed. 

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