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Seniors who have frail bones should be careful when ballroom dancing, Dr. Rosen says, as they are more 
likely to be injured if they fall. But wearing a good pair of ballroom dance shoes decreases the chance of anything going wrong on the dance floor. Even if you have wider feet than most people, you can buy wide ballroom dance shoes just as easily as normal or narrow shoes.
Partly inspired by Dancing With the Stars, some seniors dance to compete.
Dale Miller, 67, started dancing three years ago and competed this fall in the Southwestern Invitational DanceSport Championship in Dallas. She takes weekly lessons at Plano Senior Recreation Center from Jesse Verdin, 77, who has taught dancing for more than 55 years.
“If you want to do it and you have a little rhythm, you can do it,” says Ms. Miller, who lives in Farmers Branch. “I just wish I had started dancing 30 years ago.”
