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00:03 Report / Rosie Birchard
00:13 Guillaume, Care home resident
00:33  Coco, Care home resident 
00:48 Manuela, Care home resident
01:04 Rosie Birchard, DW Correspondent
01:28  Ali Tanouti, student 
01:39  Veronique Lefrancq, Koekelberg Deputy Mayor 
01:59 Christiane, Care home resident 

Script:
 
<<<Confetti canon after match>>>

Candles, champagne and confetti aren’t your usual care home accoutrements. 
But it’s a match made in Brussels for these senior singles…

0:11-0:19
+++SOT Guillaume, care home resident+++
"I’m not scared. I’m almost 100 but I still see myself moving forward because I’m healthy!"

<<<Wide shot dating>>>
 
Residents from 11 retirement homes across the city have showed up for this speed-dating special set up by a local charity…
 
And some have come with a clear wish list…

+++SOT Coco, care home resident+++
"He has to have charm, humour and beautiful eyes. Three criteria. Oh and a nice behind - I haven’t seen yours yet!"
 
Others are only looking for friendship.

+++Manuela, care home resident+++
"After my husband died, all the men wanted to marry. But I just kept the memories of my husband, who adored me."

<<<Table with candles etc>>>

Each date lasts 7 minutes…

+++PTC Rosie Birchard, DW Correspondent++
"There are questions on each table to try and break the ice. Things like: What’s your favorite song or which countries have you travelled to? And there’s anther piece of paper for those who want to pass on their number and make a match."
 
<<<Students cheer as daters arrive>>>

Students from a nearby school have been drafted in to help out and make sure each attendee feels like a million bucks.

1:26-1:33
+++Ali Tanouti, student+++
"Seeing older people start relationships makes me feel optimistic about love."
 
<<<Mayor intro shot>>>

And organizers say busting stereotypes and fighting loneliness is the real goal here.
 
+++SOT Veronique Lefrancq, Koekelberg Deputy Mayor+++
"It’s about addressing isolation and better understanding our seniors and their expectations. // The desire to flirt, to meet new people, to have contact. All this knows no age."
 
<<<Women being led to dancefloor>>>

The women far outnumber men here and many will stay single.

+++Christiane, Care home resident+++
"Maybe there’s a way to find my dream man but I haven’t found him yet."

<<<Dancing>>>
 
But head over heels or not, everyone here still has a date with the dancefloor.

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