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Some Senior Dance Moves
posted (November 25, 2016)
Our next story is about an organization called the Belize City Seniors. It's a group of Senior Citizens who want to keep their members active and enjoying the highest quality of life through their senior years.

Today was their first anniversary of the group, and they prepared a special celebration for the members. We stopped by and found these seniors getting down to paranda music. The organizers told us what it's about:

So, be honest, how do you view senior citizens? Do you treat them with deference and respect for their contributions to society? Or do you see them as nuisances who are in the way? Well, the Belize City Seniors members told us that the society tends toward the latter, and that the old folks don't get the equal treatment from institutions. Here's how they explained the struggles of the aged:

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