Older Adults Put On Their Dancing Shoes for Physical and Mental Well-Being

Older adults are getting groovy in effort to live more active, happy and social lives.

Jenna Magrath, BA’22, BKin’22, who completed a combined degree in kinesiology and dance, has researched the positive influence of community dance with this fast-growing demographic.

In her study published in Research in Dance Education, “Instructor Strategies to Support Older Adults’ Physical Literacy in Community Dance Classes,” Magrath concludes that dance in this context, due to its fun, creative and social nature, enables physical literacy, which empowers dancers to value and stay physically active.

“I specifically looked at the teaching strategies the instructor leading a community dance class for older adults employed, and worked to understand what she was doing in that class that may help older adults to express their physically literacy,” says Magrath.

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