by susan@yaharatherapy.com | Dec 29, 2025 | Ballroom Dance, Community-Based, Confidence, Curriculum, Instruction, News, Waukesha
Ballroom Basics for Balance –Waukesha — in the news! Click on the image to play the news story, featuring one of our Waukesha classes, led by Sue Gasparri. BY Haley Kosik Wisconsin PUBLISHED 9:30 AM ET Mar. 07, 2025 WAUKESHA, Wis. — Wisconsin has the...
by jessparvin | May 9, 2019 | Balance Tests and Measures, Ballroom Dance, Cognitive and Memory, Community-Based, Dance, Dual-tasking, Seniors
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by jessparvin | Nov 2, 2018 | Ballroom Dance, Dance, Practice, Seniors
Phoebe Woei-Ni Hwang, MS; Kathryn L. Braun, DrPH Summary: Physical inactivity is common in individuals over the age of 60. This systemic review was looking at the benefits of physical health using dance. The compiled results of 18 studies suggest dance, regardless of...
by jessparvin | Nov 2, 2018 | Balance Tests and Measures, Ballroom Dance, Dance, Seniors
Urs Granacher, Thomas Muehlbauer, Stephanie A. Bridenbaugh, Madeleine Wolf, Ralf Roth, Yves Gschwind, Irene Wolf, Rui Mata, Reto W. Kressig Summary: In this 8 week of progressive salsa dancing, researchers investigated the effects of salsa dancing on measures of...
by jessparvin | Nov 2, 2018 | Ballroom Dance, Community-Based, Dance, Parkinson’s Disease/dystonias, Seniors, Tango
Madeleine E. Hackney, BFA1 and Gammon M. Earhart, PhD, PT Summary: American smooth waltz and foxtrot as well as Argentine tango lead to significant benefits with respect to balance, motor ability, and locomotion in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s Disease who took...
by jessparvin | Nov 2, 2018 | Ballroom Dance, Dance, Seniors
Justin W.L. Keogh, Andrew Kilding, Philippa Pidgeon, Linda Ashley, and Dawn Gillis Summary: Results of 18 studies in all concluded that dancing can significantly improve power, lower body muscle endurance, strength and flexibility, balance, agility, and gait in older...
