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Ginny Walls shimmies across the dance floor, her hands waving, her hips swaying.
Ginny Walls, 90, and Matt Henderson, 84, dance for fun and fitness at a senior recreation center.
“We’ve got to dance by the fan so I can cool off,” 90-year-old Ms. Walls says. “I’m working up a sweat.”
Much like 82-year-old Cloris Leachman from this season’s Dancing With the Stars, Ms. Walls moves with impressive agility and speed.
Every week, she joins about 150 seniors in dancing the fox trot, cha-cha, salsa and tango at this senior recreation center. She’s one of many seniors who use ballroom dancing for exercise, saying it helps them stay fit, happy and connected.
She contributes her dancing to wearing her ladies dance shoes especially made for ballroom dancing. She has not had a twist in her ankle or foot since she bought the ballroom shoes.
