And she's taken first prizes in a host of competitions all across the country, including those featuring rumba, mambo, cha-cha, and rock 'n' roll. No one knows exactly how many older people put on their blue suede shoes, but it's a good bet that more of them are out on the dance floor than the younger generation suspects. Secrets to Aging in Extraordinary Ways. And of course, it's tremendous fun. Salsa and Cajun dancing clubs count many seniors among their regular patrons, since clubs that feature partner dancing aren't segregated by age in the way that many others are.
Seniors often find that many community centers offer dancing that caters to their age group.
He twirls his dance partner, Connie Mah, around the room, dipping her into a reclining position at the finale of a big band-era riff wafting out of a cassette player at the community center. We used to do it in the 1940s. The only thing that ever kept him off a dance floor, he says, was his height. Tucker now dances three times a week at different venues, and he and the woman he ended up marrying used to spend their vacation time taking dancing cruises with their children. Even at home, a romantic tune will often usher in a lovely interlude in the daily routine.