At 89 years old, she impresses with her flexibility and energy. An inspiring Super Grandma who never stopped moving.
Time seems to slip past her without ever freezing the gesture. In Lachapelle-sous-Aubenas, in Ardèche, Rolande Chaix is not only a lively silhouette; she is an artist in perpetual performance, a stage presence who defies the laws of the usual choreography of old age. For her, inhabiting her body means above all making it dance, transforming each movement into an unalterable artistic expression.
This vocation, the true common thread of his existence, finds its source in an early revelation, a pure artistic spark. It all begins with the dazzlement of a five-year-old girl at the grace of a circus artist, a performance that would seal her destiny. ” As soon as I got home, I wanted to be like the dancer I had just seen “, she remembers. The desire to reproduce this magic, to master line and rhythm, never left her. Since her birth in Vallon-Pont-d’Arc, her career has been written on the dance floor, marking four decades of competitions, tangos mastered to perfection and award-winning waltzes.
For her, dance is not a simple hobby, but a demanding artistic discipline and a way of life. If his week includes various activities, it is the choreographic art that dominates his world. The parquet remains her privileged territory: when she launches into a wild twist or a precise hi-hat, it’s not nostalgia, it’s a technical performance. She embodies music, demonstrating elasticity and coordination worthy of a professional.
It is at the heart of this bodily expression that the moment of grace occurs, the highlight of the show. With disconcerting fluidity, Rolande descends to the ground to perform the splits, an emblematic figure of classical and acrobatic dance that she has repeated tirelessly for 85 years. Sometimes, she extends this aesthetic feat with the figure of the bridge, integrating these acrobatics into her natural choreography. At the dawn of its tenth decade, this mastery of the performing arts commands respect and arouses universal admiration.
Her notable appearance during the Super Mamies final left an impression much more than just a simple honorary title. It was a true artistic demonstration. Because for Rolande, the value does not lie in the trophies, but in the beauty of the gesture accomplished. She does not define herself simply as an active senior, but as a woman who loves dance. His philosophy can be summed up in a few words: consistency in practice and the joy of interpretation.
Surrounded by her tribe of four children, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren, she transmits her passion for rhythm with the same ardor as she cultivates her family ties. By defying gravity with intact elegance, Rolande demonstrates that an entire life dedicated to movement continues, tirelessly, to dazzle.
