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Ethnic Dance Festival Co-founder in his 80s Keeps Dancing

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When it comes to artists, professional dancers and choreographers are the youngest of the creative bunch. In fact, the National Endowment for the Arts says more than 80 percent of dancers are under the age of 35. Today, we meet an 84-year-old from San Francisco who's still going strong. Carlos Carvajal is an accomplished ballet dancer and choreographer. He's also an artistic director for the annual San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival going on this month. Our intern, Paayal Zaveri, brings us his story.

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