Dalida singer - BENAROCH / SIPA

Let them dance ... Saturday afternoon, the Place Constantin Pecqueur, in the 18th arrondissement in Paris, was briefly transformed into a dance floor. About twenty inhabitants sketched a few dance steps to the sound of the famous song by Dalida under the eye as amused as astonished by passers-by. But, confinement requires, the "boom" was quickly stopped by a police check to enforce the measures put in place to fight against the spread of the coronavirus.

Precision to qualify very violent responses. The 18th is very confined. It was about 20-30 people dancing under a balcony plus amazed onlookers ... A minute after my arrival, the police stopped the music before Dalida even finished singing.

- Corentin Chrétien-Droz (@CocoChrist) April 25, 2020

The author of the video, shared in a few minutes dozens of times, wanted to qualify the situation. “The 18th is very confined. It was about 20-30 people dancing under a balcony plus amazed onlookers… A minute after my arrival, the police stopped the music before Dalida even finished singing, "he said on the social media.

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According to a police source, no arrests were made during the control operation. The man who was playing the music from his apartment promised not to repeat the operation.

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  • Covid 19
  • Coronavirus
  • Confinement
  • Paris
  • Dalida