The Department for the Aging organized the talent competition as a way to combat ageism.
" really debunking this notion that any age your utility wains, or that your ability wains, or that your ability wains, or that your talents are diminished," said Commissioner Lorraine Cores Vazquez.
Wednesday's competitors had already made it through several rounds, as the competition started months ago at adult care centers across the five boroughs. The final show will be held September 28 at the United Palace Theater where one of the hundreds of contestants will be crowned the winner.
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