AceShowbiz - Celine Dion managed to sing "a few notes" during her first public appearance in three and a half years. The 55-year-old star announced in December 2022 she had been diagnosed with stiff person syndrome - a rare neurological disease which causes severe spasms - which forced her to cancel her "Courage World Tour" two years earlier.

She was seen last week at an NHL game in T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, to watch Sin City’s Vegas Golden Knights go head-to-head with her hometown team the Montreal Canadiens. Now, the team's VP of hockey communications Chantal Machabee has told People that she even "sang a few notes" when she met with players.

She added, "It was an incredible moment. She's an amazing woman." Chantal found it "reassuring" seeing the "My Heart Will Go On" icon in such good spirits after a difficult period. She said, "She's been through a lot, and to see her like this and smiling and being so happy... it's amazing. I know she has good days and not so good days, but this was a very good day, and it was reassuring."

In a rare social media post, she shared a set of photos of her posing with her three sons at the match, which she captioned, "My boys and I had such a fun time visiting with the Montreal Canadiens after their hockey game with Vegas Golden Knights in Las Vegas Monday night. They played so well, what a game!! Thank you for meeting us after the game, guys! That was memorable for all of us. Have a great season! - Celine xx… ."

In several of the images, the singer is seen with her boys Rene-Charles, 22, and twins Nelson and Eddy, 13, who she had with her late husband, Rene Angelil.

Her stiff person syndrome is a rare, progressive neurological disorder that can cause stiff muscles in the torso, arms and legs and affects about one in a million people.

Celine's hockey game outing comes two months after the performer's sister said the star was suffering uncontrollable "spasms" she continues to battle her incurable stiff person syndrome.