Members recently got their arms and feet moving to the beat at Kirtland’s Senior Center for a weekly line dancing class. Instructor Sandy Appeldorn led a group of about 13 students in a Feb. 3 class.

SALT LAKE CITY — After arriving early, Mary Walter chatted with friends as she slipped on her dancing shoes ahead of the weekly line dancing class at the Murray Senior Recreation Center. As more ...

Staying physically active helps seniors boost energy, improve mood, and strengthen the mind-body connection. (Leslie Sokol's Dance photo) The connection between your physical and mental well-being is ...

Why dancing may be one of the best exercises for healthy aging - Dance, like other exercises, can help people lose weight, ...

When Maria started experiencing memory lapses at 73, her doctor suggested medications and puzzles. Instead, she joined a weekly dance class. Six months later, her cognitive assessments showed ...

Lakeside/Best Years Center line dance instructor Kay Jordan started learning tap and ballet when she was eight years. In sixth or seventh grade, she started dancing with a partner, and as she got ...

Helen Ow, 75, has turned her lifelong love of dancing into a way of life, using it to stay active while also building a close-knit community in Seri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.

For many people, dance feels more like play than exercise, which helps to explain its enduring appeal as a workout. What began as “aerobic dancing” in the 1970s has evolved with exercise science (and ...