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Mr Guillaume Vanderweyen, 99, soaks up the attention at the Mirano nightclub in Brussels, on May 24.
PHOTO: ROMANE ISKARIA/NYTIMES
Jenny Gross
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BRUSSELS – It was well past midnight on a recent weekend, and the Mirano nightclub in central Brussels pulsed with its usual energy. A DJ played bass-heavy music with a West African lilt, people downed shots at the bar and red lights beamed across a crowded dance floor.
Among the revellers in crop tops, short skirts and high heels, one group stood out: gray-haired retirement-home residents, many in their 80s or 90s. The men wore suits with pocket handkerchiefs, and the women, in mascara and red lipstick, wore chunky necklaces and tops with sequins.
