Senior Marina Shubin couldn’t stay for last week’s dance class but she popped in to assure her friends she would be back the following week. But before dashing off for an appointment, she explained ...

The graceful movements of dance offer seniors a unique opportunity to enhance their stability. Regular participation in dance classes helps older adults maintain and improve their balance—a critical ...

When Lois and Ross Bradshaw were asked to teach a seniors’ line dancing class by L’Amoreaux Community Centre nearly 19 years ago, they were a bit skeptical they would get the minimum 20 people to sign ...

Arms rise in graceful ballet poses as students focus all their concentration on teacher Parisa Mehregan. In the next exercise the five women in the class rise on the toes of their runners and walking ...

Marcelle Thomas says it took a little convincing to get her husband to take dance therapy classes at Les Grands Ballets Canadiens with her. Now that she’s got him in the dance studio, she says he hasn ...

It was a series of face plants that got Ruth Snider worried. "I would trip over almost nothing," she said. "The worst was when I did it on the driveway, which is gravel." The 65-year-old resident of ...

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 ...

TORONTO – About a dozen men and women sit around the edges of a spacious room, some perched on chairs, others in wheelchairs, waiting for a special class to begin. A few of these seniors have their ...

You don't need a background in dance to reap the mental and physical health benefits. (Getty Creative) Dance has been a part of cultures around the world throughout history as a form of ...

Since dance teacher Jodie Lee started Dancing for Parkinson's Disease at Lennox Head last year people with dementia have come forward with their interest. With the help of two other women - Yvette ...

Dance classes for students over age 55 are being offered in two northern B.C. cities, and the teachers who offer these classes say it's never too late to learn a new skill. Instructor Theresa ...

Shadows Dance Troupe held their annual Fall Step event — the University’s largest dance collective — on Sunday at the State Theatre of Ithaca. The night celebrated the Shadows senior class and ...