You likely know that, as you age, staying active and healthy can help you maintain the ability to do the things you love—whether it’s walking, gardening, traveling, or simply keeping up with your ...

Starting ballet in your 50s can improve balance, strength, flexibility, and confidence while offering powerful benefits for ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Carol Ross beams with joy during dance practice, leading her tap and jazz troupe for women aged 50 and older. The group, known as the Rodeo City Wreckettes, has been active for 23 ...

Forget sneakers or cleats and put on those boogie shoes, as new research from Northeastern University finds that dancing can have the same health benefits as running and other forms of exercise. "You ...

It is also an ideal form of balance training because learning various dance steps requires high precision of movement, which can help increase our proprioception (our perception of our body movement ...

Shuffle ball changes echo around the Jill Listi dance studio in Lafayette, but instead of girls in black leotards and pink tights, the room is full of adults dressed in their casual dance attire.

Dancing can do wonders for the brain, including cutting dementia risk by 76 percent according to research. The post Science ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Bengie Santos was a dancer and choreographer for 30 years before reaching an age when most artists hang up ...

When 80-year-old Los Angeles bike rider Joel Slaven was around 73 years old, he had a heart attack while on a long ride — he'd always been an avid exerciser, but found himself having to take a ...