The Dancers of Coyoacan

Every Sunday afternoon, senior citizens (mostly) used to gather on a square in Coyoacan near Mexico City and dance. Sometimes they danced with a partner, sometimes they danced solo, but the life and joy they expressed during these couple of hours was magic. Someone brought the tarps; someone brought some chairs; they had a jar to take up a collection to pay for the DJ.

These photos were taken in early February. Since then, there have been over 21,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Mexico City and the surrounding state. Someday I hope they will dance again.

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