A video of Toni Basil giving an impressive performance at a dance workshop in France earlier this summer has gone viral. Basil, best known for her worldwide No. 1 hit “Mickey” from 1982, apparently hasn’t aged a bit since her peak stardom.
Basil was at a workshop hosted by French dancer Babson Baba Sy when he realized who she was and beckoned her forward. She put on a two minute-long dance routine in front of the group, as her classmates cheered on.
“Toni Basil, I was honored to participate in the workshop,” Sy wrote in a Facebook post. “Thank you to her for this gift… I took the biggest slap of humility by a septuagenarian artist.”
Fans on Twitter were just as impressed with her moves.
This is just incredible, Toni Basil at 72 years old (via @laurenlaverne who got it off @salihughes) https://t.co/oU5VgSJo7Y
— Charlie Condou (@Charliecondou) September 6, 2016
Don’t know whats more mind blowing…A 72 year old can do this OR Toni Basil was in her 40s when she sang “Mickey” https://t.co/CmkbfStFwp
— Toby Hobson (@vb24aw) September 9, 2016
72 folks! Toni Basil, How wonderful is this!!! https://t.co/iSj2Tsty4q
— David Morrissey (@davemorrissey64) September 6, 2016
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Basil’s infamous video for “Mickey” is considered the first choreographed dance video in history. Aside from “Mickey,” she has had a long, diverse career as a singer-songwriter, actress, filmmaker, film director, choreographer, and dancer.
