On our first evening in Paris, we walked along the Seine and passed an outdoor restaurant on the bank of the river. There was a jazz band playing and people were dancing in the street. They jitterbugged, twirled, two-stepped, and laughed. Some of the couples were quite good. One couple jittered in place until they caught the beat. Another couple was very intense and the man especially focused in his footwork.
Such a difference to the USA. I don’t ever remember seeing such an impromptu dance party where the music was free and the enjoyment so pure, especially with old fashioned dancing. I usually see hip hop moves or break dancing or the off beat random moves of teenage dancing to their loud, bass-driven music.
I also thought this might be why Parisians are in general so fit and thin. They walk everywhere and dance when they can.
Here is link to the video.