This is the incredible moment a former prima ballerina suffering with Alzheimer's is transformed when she hears the music from Swan Lake.
Marta C Gonzalez, who died in 2019, is shown sitting in her wheelchair at a care home in Valencia.
A carer places headphones on her and begins playing Tschaikovsky's Swan Lake - which Ms Gonzalez danced to in her youth.
She had been a prima ballerina with the New York Ballet in the 1960s.
Within moments, her hands instinctively reenact the graceful movements she had performed on stage in 1967.
She continues to follow along with the music and remembers the choreography she danced to decades ago.
-- Edited by Digger on Monday 9th of November 2020 11:15:39 PM
Digger said
Nov 9 11:14 PM, 2020
Look how beautiful she was in her heyday....and still.,... with those fluid graceful hands... Oh, my heart.
John Doe said
Nov 9 11:58 PM, 2020
Digger wrote:
Look how beautiful she was in her heyday....and still.,... with those fluid graceful hands... Oh, my heart.
That is so beautiful, poignant and heartbreaking all at the same time. X
Syl said
Nov 10 1:23 AM, 2020
Oh God, that made me cry.
I spent a lot of time with people suffering from dementia, shells of themselves, then something, often music, awakens something deep within them, and for a short time they are young again.
I love seeing photos of the beautiful or handsome people they once were.
Anonymous said
Nov 10 1:49 AM, 2020
"Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time."
Digger said
Nov 10 7:37 PM, 2020
Made to encourage awareness of elderly people and their beloved pets who they often depend on for company. Proceeds of the song go to charity.
Syl said
Nov 11 12:20 PM, 2020
Bloody hell, that's cheered me up for the day.
Anonymous said
Nov 11 3:36 PM, 2020
Someone who is medically or scientifically trained should not allow emotion to obscure there rational thinking and analysis. This can have a detrimental effects in several ways. All people need to be treated with respect and as of equal value and without pity. That said I am human and not a sociopath. I think sociopaths have difficulty with empathy.
I have some concerns regarding the treatment of dementia patients in care homes in the UK. I have seen examples of them being treated as a cash generating unit.
Digger said
Nov 12 3:37 PM, 2020
When I first saw this, I thought it was a special effect but it's real. Fluff burning. Apparently, ,the fluff from the poplar trees ignites so quickly it doesn't burn or scorch the grass.
-- Edited by Digger on Thursday 12th of November 2020 03:39:05 PM
John Doe said
Nov 12 3:57 PM, 2020
This stone was not used at the Triathlon at Baalbek - it weighs 1500 tons and is far older than the massive Roman temple above it much like the triathlon whose stones 'only' weighed 800-1000 tons or so.
A similar thing is seen in the Valley Temple at Egypt. But they were showing off with 200 - 400 ton blocks in preposterous geometric shapes.
Did Khufu merely renovate the Great Pyramid and did the Egyptians try to copy it (but not nearly as well) both earlier and later and why have the new doors in the shafts (2002)and the great chamber that has recently been discovered not been opened?
I hate conspiracy theories but this one at least has legs.
Digger said
Nov 12 4:43 PM, 2020
John Doe wrote:
This stone was not used at the Triathlon at Baalbek - it weighs 1500 tons and is far older than the massive Roman temple above it much like the triathlon whose stones 'only' weighed 800-1000 tons or so.
A similar thing is seen in the Valley Temple at Egypt. But they were showing off with 200 - 400 ton blocks in preposterous geometric shapes.
Did Khufu merely renovate the Great Pyramid and did the Egyptians try to copy it (but not nearly as well) both earlier and later and why have the new doors in the shafts (2002)and the great chamber that has recently been discovered not been opened?
I hate conspiracy theories but this one at least has legs.
Looks like a ramp.
John Doe said
Nov 12 4:52 PM, 2020
Digger wrote:
John Doe wrote:
This stone was not used at the Triathlon at Baalbek - it weighs 1500 tons and is far older than the massive Roman temple above it much like the triathlon whose stones 'only' weighed 800-1000 tons or so.
A similar thing is seen in the Valley Temple at Egypt. But they were showing off with 200 - 400 ton blocks in preposterous geometric shapes.
Did Khufu merely renovate the Great Pyramid and did the Egyptians try to copy it (but not nearly as well) both earlier and later and why have the new doors in the shafts (2002)and the great chamber that has recently been discovered not been opened?
I hate conspiracy theories but this one at least has legs.
Looks like a ramp.
Why bother carving a ramp out of solid stone?
Another little mystery this this artifact classified as a 'bowl' - looks like technology to me.
Anonymous said
Nov 12 5:18 PM, 2020
How do they date cut out rock when the rock itself is millions of years old. If something looks to be too heavy maybe they have overestimated its weight or maybe it consists of more than one piece. The standard method of moving large blocks of rock was with wooden rollers, rope and a lot of strong and healthy people. There were also methods of floating large rocks in water on wooden rafts.
Digger said
Nov 12 8:41 PM, 2020
John Doe wrote:
Digger wrote:
Looks like a ramp.
Why bother carving a ramp out of solid stone?
Another little mystery this this artifact classified as a 'bowl' - looks like technology to me.
I'm sure there's a lot of fakes around. The Crystal skulls were fakes.
John Doe said
Nov 12 9:06 PM, 2020
Digger wrote:
John Doe wrote:
Digger wrote:
Looks like a ramp.
Why bother carving a ramp out of solid stone?
Another little mystery this this artifact classified as a 'bowl' - looks like technology to me.
I'm sure there's a lot of fakes around. The Crystal skulls were fakes.
Yes they were but that is not - it's from the Old Kingdom and no one really knows what it actually is.
John Doe said
Nov 12 9:24 PM, 2020
Anonymous wrote:
How do they date cut out rock when the rock itself is millions of years old. If something looks to be too heavy maybe they have overestimated its weight or maybe it consists of more than one piece. The standard method of moving large blocks of rock was with wooden rollers, rope and a lot of strong and healthy people. There were also methods of floating large rocks in water on wooden rafts.
They don't date the rock they date the organic material in between and that is one piece of stone researchers would have noticed by now, and why in the valley temple cut massive 150 -200 ton blocks like a jigsaw?
What good did it do?
Why not simply use far smaller stones?
For what it's worth this is the Triathlon at Baalbek.
Note the people for scale and that the upper and far younger megaliths are much smaller than the lower ones.
-- Edited by John Doe on Thursday 12th of November 2020 09:25:44 PM
Digger said
Nov 13 12:36 PM, 2020
In the last expedition from the Kola Peninsula, some researchers managed to find out the age of some stone slabs. The result stunned the entire scientific community. Those stone slabs in the Russian pyramids are estimated to be between 9,000 and 40,000 years old. With the help of a special georadar called “The Eye”, the researchers removed any trace of doubt – these pyramids are man-made and are not formed naturally.
John Doe said
Nov 13 7:34 PM, 2020
Digger wrote:
In the last expedition from the Kola Peninsula, some researchers managed to find out the age of some stone slabs. The result stunned the entire scientific community. Those stone slabs in the Russian pyramids are estimated to be between 9,000 and 40,000 years old. With the help of a special georadar called “The Eye”, the researchers removed any trace of doubt – these pyramids are man-made and are not formed naturally.
What is the source of the article Digs?
I would be very cautious of any former Soviet/East European state's claims, there have been several examples of this which is more to do with propaganda and national pride than any real discoveries in such countries and they always turn out to be natural features of the landscape.
As I have said before the Great Pyramid in it's original state was an anomaly and the only historic monument I feel needs to be explored far more than the orthodox view allows and when the hell are they going to at least try and see what's behind the secret doors in the shafts?
You would think it would be a huge priority but it been almost 20 years now.
Digger said
Nov 13 8:49 PM, 2020
John Doe wrote:
Digger wrote:
In the last expedition from the Kola Peninsula, some researchers managed to find out the age of some stone slabs. The result stunned the entire scientific community. Those stone slabs in the Russian pyramids are estimated to be between 9,000 and 40,000 years old. With the help of a special georadar called “The Eye”, the researchers removed any trace of doubt – these pyramids are man-made and are not formed naturally.
What is the source of the article Digs?
I would be very cautious of any former Soviet/East European state's claims, there have been several examples of this which is more to do with propaganda and national pride than any real discoveries in such countries and they always turn out to be natural features of the landscape.
As I have said before the Great Pyramid in it's original state was an anomaly and the only historic monument I feel needs to be explored far more than the orthodox view allows and when the hell are they going to at least try and see what's behind the secret doors in the shafts?
You would think it would be a huge priority but it been almost 20 years now.
This is moving on so many levels.
This is the incredible moment a former prima ballerina suffering with Alzheimer's is transformed when she hears the music from Swan Lake.
Marta C Gonzalez, who died in 2019, is shown sitting in her wheelchair at a care home in Valencia.
A carer places headphones on her and begins playing Tschaikovsky's Swan Lake - which Ms Gonzalez danced to in her youth.
She had been a prima ballerina with the New York Ballet in the 1960s.
Within moments, her hands instinctively reenact the graceful movements she had performed on stage in 1967.
She continues to follow along with the music and remembers the choreography she danced to decades ago.
-- Edited by Digger on Monday 9th of November 2020 11:15:39 PM
Look how beautiful she was in her heyday....and still.,... with those fluid graceful hands... Oh, my heart.
That is so beautiful, poignant and heartbreaking all at the same time. X
I spent a lot of time with people suffering from dementia, shells of themselves, then something, often music, awakens something deep within them, and for a short time they are young again.
I love seeing photos of the beautiful or handsome people they once were.
"Art is how we decorate space, music is how we decorate time."
Made to encourage awareness of elderly people and their beloved pets who they often depend on for company. Proceeds of the song go to charity.
Bloody hell, that's cheered me up for the day.
Someone who is medically or scientifically trained should not allow emotion to obscure there rational thinking and analysis. This can have a detrimental effects in several ways. All people need to be treated with respect and as of equal value and without pity. That said I am human and not a sociopath. I think sociopaths have difficulty with empathy.
I have some concerns regarding the treatment of dementia patients in care homes in the UK. I have seen examples of them being treated as a cash generating unit.
When I first saw this, I thought it was a special effect but it's real. Fluff burning. Apparently, ,the fluff from the poplar trees ignites so quickly it doesn't burn or scorch the grass.
-- Edited by Digger on Thursday 12th of November 2020 03:39:05 PM
This stone was not used at the Triathlon at Baalbek - it weighs 1500 tons and is far older than the massive Roman temple above it much like the triathlon whose stones 'only' weighed 800-1000 tons or so.
A similar thing is seen in the Valley Temple at Egypt. But they were showing off with 200 - 400 ton blocks in preposterous geometric shapes.
Did Khufu merely renovate the Great Pyramid and did the Egyptians try to copy it (but not nearly as well) both earlier and later and why have the new doors in the shafts (2002)and the great chamber that has recently been discovered not been opened?
I hate conspiracy theories but this one at least has legs.
Looks like a ramp.
Why bother carving a ramp out of solid stone?
Another little mystery this this artifact classified as a 'bowl' - looks like technology to me.
How do they date cut out rock when the rock itself is millions of years old. If something looks to be too heavy maybe they have overestimated its weight or maybe it consists of more than one piece. The standard method of moving large blocks of rock was with wooden rollers, rope and a lot of strong and healthy people. There were also methods of floating large rocks in water on wooden rafts.
I'm sure there's a lot of fakes around. The Crystal skulls were fakes.
Yes they were but that is not - it's from the Old Kingdom and no one really knows what it actually is.
They don't date the rock they date the organic material in between and that is one piece of stone researchers would have noticed by now, and why in the valley temple cut massive 150 -200 ton blocks like a jigsaw?
What good did it do?
Why not simply use far smaller stones?
For what it's worth this is the Triathlon at Baalbek.
Note the people for scale and that the upper and far younger megaliths are much smaller than the lower ones.
-- Edited by John Doe on Thursday 12th of November 2020 09:25:44 PM
In the last expedition from the Kola Peninsula, some researchers managed to find out the age of some stone slabs. The result stunned the entire scientific community. Those stone slabs in the Russian pyramids are estimated to be between 9,000 and 40,000 years old. With the help of a special georadar called “The Eye”, the researchers removed any trace of doubt – these pyramids are man-made and are not formed naturally.
What is the source of the article Digs?
I would be very cautious of any former Soviet/East European state's claims, there have been several examples of this which is more to do with propaganda and national pride than any real discoveries in such countries and they always turn out to be natural features of the landscape.
As I have said before the Great Pyramid in it's original state was an anomaly and the only historic monument I feel needs to be explored far more than the orthodox view allows and when the hell are they going to at least try and see what's behind the secret doors in the shafts?
You would think it would be a huge priority but it been almost 20 years now.
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/revisiting-the-bosnian-pyramid-scheme
Looks like you're right. It is a pyramid like structure but natural I think.
-- Edited by Digger on Friday 13th of November 2020 08:52:43 PM