Regular ballroom dance practice — just 30 minutes three times a week — has been linked to a 50% improvement in balance and a reduced risk of falls, according to the National Institutes of Health.

Ageless World of Dance Executive Director Lon Wilkinson and 9-year-old dance partner Catalina Percy show off some of their ballroom dance moves. “This is not my first rodeo,” she said, smiling.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Jim Williams takes his place on the floor at the River Region Ballroom Dance Studio and effortlessly glides. From the fox trot, to swing, the salsa and even the cha-cha, he ...

The Grapevine is a standard ballroom dance step that was created in the early 20th century. The walking pattern resembles the intertwined vines of a grape plant. To start, step with your right foot.

Ballroom dancing especially irritates our feet, particularly for people with pre-existing foot conditions and those who step on the dance floor wearing the wrong shoes. Everyone knows our feet are ...

Brown said Detroit-style ballroom dancing is a fit for most dance events. “If I go to a wedding and I see a couple really getting down on the dance floor, nine times out of 10,” he said ...

The Pensacola Over 50 Ballroom Dance Club began in the mid-1950s, and now has about 150 members, with the average age being in the mid-70s or so, said club president Patricia Foster, 74.

Beyond physical benefits, ballroom dancing fosters strong social connections and emotional well-being. Many students at Dance on Main in Rochester said they initially joined for social reasons, but… ...