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Senior Citizens Dancing to Billie Jean Becomes YouTube Hit

by Amy Judd | February 11, 2010 at 05:51 pm

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Three senior citizens from the Leisure World Senior Community in Seal Beach California have become a YouTube sensation after a video of them dancing to Michael Jackson's Billie Jean has been circulated on the Internet.

The video was filmed last October, but has only gained real popularity now; it has now been viewed over a million times.

The three men, 77-year-old Kurt Bourhenne, 81-year-old Bert Carroll, and 71-year-old Frank Tripoli, who call themselves the Awesome Threesome, move and dance to Michael's music, even grabbing their crotches.

Bert's daughter choreographed the routine and she posted it online. The three men cannot believe how many people have viewed the video.

"I'm thoroughly amazed at that many people watching that!" Kurt Bourhenne told KCAL.

The Awesome Threesome all have dance and music backgrounds, but they said dancing to Michael Jackson was not easy.

"I think we could spin, but we'd end up with vertigo," said Carroll. "You wouldn't see us for a week!"

They joked they might try Lady Gaga next.

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amyellensoden

at 18:04 on February 11th, 2010

Haha the guy on the right is so into it. This is awesome, made me smile.

Uwe Paschen

at 22:37 on February 11th, 2010

I like it. It is wonderful and I hope I will still be able to dance like this by the time I get to be that age. :) If I ever do get to be a senior that is.