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 ...

Every Friday morning, a group of energetic seniors gather at Hattie Perry Park not just for fun, but for fitness, friendship, and a little footwork. The Shreveport Steppin’ Seniors is a line-dancing ...

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 ...

They come for the exercise and learn to dance from a state champion in country western dancing. They are in their 70s and 80s and are dancing to Shaboozey and Beyoncé. Mike Bendavid, who has been ...

Members of the Dynamic Dancers senior line dancing group practice their steps at Delco Park in Kettering on Friday, June 19. SARAH FRANKS/STAFF Members of the Dynamic Dancers senior line dancing group ...

Grab your cowboy hat and pull on your best boots, because the girlies are line dancing. "My friends literally skip the gym to learn new dances," my Gen Z sister tells me back in Arizona. Line dancing ...

Line dancing is enjoying a global resurgence, rising to a level of popularity not seen since Billy Ray Cyrus’ Achy Breaky Heart topped the charts in 1991. This kind of synchronised dance involves ...

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 ...