Code names, CER1 and CER3. By that, mean the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games of Paris 2024. Saturday morning, on the floor of the Wigmam studio at the Ménagerie de Verre (Paris 11th), a first group assimilates the steps of the two dances that they will have to be performed in front of the ceremony choreographers and their assistants. Joseph and Anne are there to set the pace. To the sound of “Human”,
from Rag'n'Bone Man, the dancers sketch the first attempts.
This weekend, there are 250 people trying their luck. “I want to be part of this madness, I’ve always been dancing and participating in this project would be incredible,” smiles Emmanuelle, 36 years old. It's more the shows at the ceremonies than the Games that speak to me, but how proud I would be to take part in those moments! »
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