Video Amazing 71 year old Thai woman wows America’s Got Talent TV show judges

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Amazing 71 year old Thai woman wows America’s Got Talent TV show judges

 

Image: NBC

 

A 71 year old Thai woman has wowed judges on the popular TV show America’s Got Talent with her impressive ballroom dancing routine - and become an internet sensation in the process.

 

Quin Bommelje who grew up in a small village in rural Thailand and moved to the United States to live with her husband of nearly fifty years, said she only took up dancing 10 years ago.

 

Speaking on the show, Quin credited Thai village life and her parents instilling their strong work ethic that enabled her to follow her dreams.

 

With her husband watching from the audience, Quin took to the stage with her 35 year old dance partner Misha Vlasov and floored the judges with their performance of "Sax" by Fleur East.

 

Judge Heidi Klum said "You have definitely inspired me. I think you are an absolutely incredible woman."

 

"The best part about you guys is your personality," Simon Cowell added. "You were great. This is exactly what we were looking for."

 

"You know, you say you want to inspire people of a certain age, but you have inspired everybody of all ages. It was truly a remarkable performance," McBride said, before slamming the coveted Golden Buzzer and bringing Quin to her knees, weeping with joy, as the pair were showered with shimmering confetti.

 

McBride's Golden Buzzer sends the amazing duo immediately through to the live rounds at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.

 

The footage of Quin dancing on America’s Got Talent was widely shared on Thai social media on Thursday, with on video being watched more than one million times.

 

The clip of Quin dancing posted to the America’s Got Talent YouTube channel was one of the top trending videos on YouTube on Thursday.

 

 

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-08-02

 

[from the home of CC]

pretty impressive for 71.

[nausea]

I was curious that she was able to do the splits as I thought that was something you had to learn young, and she's only been dancing 10 years. So curious, in fact, that I googled it, and yeah, apparently it is possible to learn at an older age, just a helluva lot more difficult.

[doremifasol]

Awesome! Congratulations to the dynamic duo. 

[sirineou]

12 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

pretty impressive for 71.

pretty impressive for any age

[tifino]

 

 

 

she 'Gran'  Prize material

[jaiyen]

But look again and you will see that she does very little dancing. Its all lifts and being thrown around by the guy. Not very impressive after 10 years of learning and she is already very flexible.  Age is not a huge hurdle. I went back to doing Martial Arts at 65 and I am better than a lot of they young guys, and I can still do the splits !

[mok199]

OH Behave prrrrrr...She is definitely a hot Mom with talent...YA Baby...

Edited August 3, 2018 by mok199
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[colinneil]

24 minutes ago, jaiyen said:

But look again and you will see that she does very little dancing. Its all lifts and being thrown around by the guy. Not very impressive after 10 years of learning and she is already very flexible.  Age is not a huge hurdle. I went back to doing Martial Arts at 65 and I am better than a lot of they young guys, and I can still do the splits !

Stop your nonsense, 71 years old good for her.

Why are you mocking the ladies performance?

Not many 71 year olds could do that, well done to her.

Now go back to playing the Kung <deleted> kid and give yourself a good hard slap.

[jaiyen]

Wouldn't it be great to see a new programme.... "Oldies Got Talent" !!      There are thousands of old people who are great performers, singers, dancers, entertainers etc.  

[jaiyen]

1 minute ago, colinneil said:

Stop your nonsense, 71 years old good for her.

Why are you mocking the ladies performance?

Not many 71 year olds could do that, well done to her.

Now go back to playing the Kung <deleted> kid and give yourself a good hard slap.

There are plenty of old people who can do that and much more !  I am a dancer too and can show you old girls who can do more than that. You live in Thailand and dont see what is out there in other countries. She is an average dancer and is just being shown off by the TV programme she is on. Its all about getting viewers. !!  Britains Got Talent is the worst of the lot of the talent programmes. I bet you watch that one Colin.

[peperobi]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!!

[Juan B Tong]

 Quin and Misha have been dancing competitively together for five years. They are four-time World ProAm Senior Rhythm Champions and are the 2017 United States ProAm Senior Rhythm Champions.

 

[Bluespunk]

2 hours ago, jaiyen said:

Wouldn't it be great to see a new programme.... "Oldies Got Talent" !!      There are thousands of old people who are great performers, singers, dancers, entertainers etc.  

Just as long the organisers have defibrillators and paramedics on standby...

Edited August 3, 2018 by Bluespunk

[IAMHERE]

50 years married to an American; I'll give her a golden pass. Wowee; what a woman, what a man, wonderful couple.

[ratcatcher]

4 hours ago, nausea said:

I was curious that she was able to do the splits as I thought that was something you had to learn young, and she's only been dancing 10 years. So curious, in fact, that I googled it, and yeah, apparently it is possible to learn at an older age, just a helluva lot more difficult.

She's  an expat  Thai, and Thais and most Asians are very flexible. She's probably been that flexible since birth. Bravo to her and her performance, never mind the negativity from some.

[atyclb]

wonder how much her "hansum man husband" has spent on cosmetic medical procedures??

[SlyAnimal]

Just did a quick google search, and found her placings.  C1 is a pro/amateur division where the amateurs must be 71 - 80 years old.  She definitely seems to be picking up a lot of 1st places in her competitions, and in a wide variety of dances too. So full credit to her, her performance could definitely inspire older people to participate in ballroom dancing which is awesome.

http://unitedstatesdancechampionships.com/winners-circle/heat-list/F%3ABommelje%2C Quin/

Edited August 3, 2018 by SlyAnimal

[khunPer]

"We don't stop dancing because we grow old - we grow old because we stop dancing"...?

(Unknown)

[toofarnorth]

BGT , Asia GT and Philipines GT.  Try Miss Tres.  But you have to like that sort of thing.

[Tony125]

8 hours ago, jaiyen said:

There are plenty of old people who can do that and much more !  I am a dancer too and can show you old girls who can do more than that. You live in Thailand and dont see what is out there in other countries. She is an average dancer and is just being shown off by the TV programme she is on. Its all about getting viewers. !!  Britains Got Talent is the worst of the lot of the talent programmes. I bet you watch that one Colin.

I don't think plenty of old people can do that but definitely some can. Can check her stats here , http://unitedstatesdancechampionships.com/winners-circle/heat-list/F%3ABommelje%2C Quin/  she has an impressive amount of first places. Wow, you're a dancer also and a kungFu  practitioner, PM me and we can meet up in Pattaya and you can show me how good you are at one of the Martial Arts centers. I have studied Bak Sil Lum Northern Style KungFu since my late 20's and can still do most of the moves I did then even though I am now 70. That's why I can appreciate her moves, flexibility and strength at her age , takes a lot of work and dedication especially for someone who did not train till they were 61 years old.

Edited August 3, 2018 by Tony125
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[Tony125]

11 hours ago, sirineou said:

pretty impressive for any age

 

[ratcatcher]

6 hours ago, atyclb said:

wonder how much her "hansum man husband" has spent on cosmetic medical procedures??

Does it concern you?  Does it matter in the scheme of things? She's an attractive and talented  Thai woman, for her age. 

But it's possible she's had a rhytidectomy,  rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, mastopexy, abdominoplasty and possible gluteal augmentation which in the eyes of her husband  was money well spent. But then again maybe not and she's just a health conscious Thai lady that has looked after herself for 60 years.,

Edited August 3, 2018 by ratcatcher

[metisdead]

A crude troll post and a reply has been removed. 

[tukkytuktuk]

Now here's a talented old women that appeared in a Coldplay video.

 

 

[lvr181]

On 8/3/2018 at 8:48 AM, nausea said:

I was curious that she was able to do the splits as I thought that was something you had to learn young, and she's only been dancing 10 years. So curious, in fact, that I googled it, and yeah, apparently it is possible to learn at an older age, just a helluva lot more difficult.

Oh ye of little faith   

 

An inspirational mature lady. Well done Quin Bommelje.

Edited August 4, 2018 by lvr181
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[Gecko123]

23 hours ago, jaiyen said:

There are plenty of old people who can do that and much more !  I am a dancer too and can show you old girls who can do more than that. You live in Thailand and dont see what is out there in other countries. She is an average dancer and is just being shown off by the TV programme she is on. Its all about getting viewers. !!  Britains Got Talent is the worst of the lot of the talent programmes. I bet you watch that one Colin.

Some truth in what your saying, but jeez, guy, this being a Thailand forum and all, can't you be just an eensy-teensy-weensy bit more supportive?