Merce Valsi |top| Jun 2026

Oh! beaux regards, trop tôt vous m'avez quittée, Le souvenir me reste et ma douleur est là, Sans vos beaux yeux, ma vie est désolée, Et mon cœur a besoin de vous, hélas!

🎵 Unlike a standard waltz, dancers never turn their bodies. They advance sideways/counterclockwise with a fixed gaze. merce valsi

: In Bacanal de Adolescentes (1982), Merce Valsi performed alongside actors such as Prescila Presley and Will Roberto. The film was directed by Raffaele Rossi, a prolific figure in the Brazilian exploitation and erotic drama scene of that decade. They advance sideways/counterclockwise with a fixed gaze

Drone shot of a mountain village square at dusk. People holding hands in a circle. Then cut to feet doing a slow, 3-step turn. Drone shot of a mountain village square at dusk

| Term | Meaning | |------|---------| | | Our Lady of Mercy (festival) | | Valsi | Aranese Occitan for "waltz" (misnomer) | | Gralla | Traditional shawm | | Coca | Sweet buns balanced on head | | Aranese | Occitan dialect spoken in Val d’Aran |