Watch OAP makeover of Taylor Swift's Shake it Off video

Residents of New Zealand retirement village become internet sensation with their version of the hit song

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Residents of the Julia Wallace Retirement Village in New Zealand have become the latest internet sensation after their shot-for-shot video recreation of Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off music video went viral.

The 50 residents of the village spent a week learning the words and moves and their efforts have been rewarded with upwards of 50,000 views online.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"content_original","fid":"97912","attributes":{"class":"media-image"}}]]

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