A video of a sweet moment between a gas station employee and an elderly customer in New Minas, N.S., is becoming a viral hit.

On Sunday, a woman and her husband came into the station and made an unusual request while speaking with one of the staff.

"The lady said, 'Do you think he will dance with me?'" said Scott Fraser, the owner of Milne Court, a gas station and convenience store.

His son, Sean, was the employee that the woman was asking to dance. And Sean was happy to oblige.

Putting the customer first

However, there was a problem. A lineup of people had gathered in the store, so Sean said he would have to serve the people first.

"The people in the line said, 'No, no. Dance,'" said Scott.

Sean insisted on serving the customers and then had his dance with the lady. They twirled, and she loved it.

"She left with a huge smile," said Scott, who believes the couple lives in the area.

The video was uploaded to Facebook on Tuesday afternoon and has since been viewed about 20,000 times and received almost 600 likes.