Pure tenderness! Two children with Down syndrome dance without music at primary school

A well known song from the 70s ensures that love is in the air. And if that were the case, it would certainly be improved on Valentine's Day. Maybe that's what made two Primary schoolmates would go dancing without music in the clbadroom.

Sophie is 10 years old and Graham is 8 years old. Both go into third grade and have Down syndrome. She is new to school and, throughout the year, she has become more and more friends with him. Although knowing this friendly bond, Maureen Lawson, her teacher, was surprised to see them dancing for the first time on Valentine's Day.

"I turned around and They danced slowly, despite the absence of music. I had never seen them do it before, "said the teacher on the site Interior Edition. The truth is that the woman does not know what triggered this spontaneous moment, which she called soft and funny. After the surprise, he decided to save them. The material was shared by Westwood Elementary School in Stillwater, Oklahoma (USA).

In the video you can watch them having fun without needing to talk or listen to anything. After posting on Facebook, he became viral: he received nearly 5 million views and received over 4,000 comments. In this regard, the director of the school badured the magazine People that the response from the users was incredible. "The filming is so moving that you can not do anything but smile, it was wonderful," he said.

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder which occurs when abnormal cell division produces an additional total or partial copy of chromosome 21. Mayo Clinicits severity varies from one individual to another. In general, it causes intellectual disability and developmental delays for life, although in some cases it can also lead to digestive and heart problems.

It is the genetic chromosomal disorder and the most common cause of learning disorders in boys.