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We were cruising the website for this month’s post and we came across several articles about how dancing is beneficial for older individuals as well. Dancing may be able to keep feeling young and possibly staving off early onset dementia. If the New England Journal of Medicine believes it then maybe we should get an early start and learn how to dance. This quote from the Senior Advocate News website confirms it: “Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City studied 469 people over age 75 and found that ballroom dancing was associated with a lowered risk of dementia. The mentally challenging aspects of dancing — following complex dance steps, moving in time and staying with the rhythm of music — is believed to be responsible. The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.”

Granted some of us are not up to the more intricate steps involved in most of the ballroom dances but starting today and trying something new each week is a great way to start. You don’t need a partner right away. I mean Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly danced with chairs, broomsticks, coats and whatever else that came in handy. So, GET OUT THERE AND DANCE TO THE MUSIC!