Regular ballroom dance practice — just 30 minutes three times a week — has been linked to a 50% improvement in balance and a reduced risk of falls, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Ageless World of Dance Executive Director Lon Wilkinson and 9-year-old dance partner Catalina Percy show off some of their ballroom dance moves. “This is not my first rodeo,” she said, smiling.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Jim Williams takes his place on the floor at the River Region Ballroom Dance Studio and effortlessly glides. From the fox trot, to swing, the salsa and even the cha-cha, he ...

Ballroom dancing especially irritates our feet, particularly for people with pre-existing foot conditions and those who step on the dance floor wearing the wrong shoes. Everyone knows our feet are ...

Dance instructor Peter Krajewski ,with RX Ballroom Dance, is reflected in a mirror while teaching a twice-weekly class in Tustin on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, for people with neurological conditions.

Brown said Detroit-style ballroom dancing is a fit for most dance events. “If I go to a wedding and I see a couple really getting down on the dance floor, nine times out of 10,” he said ...

The Pensacola Over 50 Ballroom Dance Club began in the mid-1950s, and now has about 150 members, with the average age being in the mid-70s or so, said club president Patricia Foster, 74.

Beyond physical benefits, ballroom dancing fosters strong social connections and emotional well-being. Many students at Dance on Main in Rochester said they initially joined for social reasons, but… ...