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Lifting spirits with Dance Therapy

liftingspiritswithdancetherapyBy Jessica Belasco - Express-News
Published 12:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Myriam Lopez likes to say that dancing saved her life. After her husband of 54 years died in 2005, Lopez was drowning in grief. Life without him was bleak. Then she met Jorge Alonso Perez, founder and CEO of Dance Therapy -- Dance Your Depression Away! Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides free Latin ballroom dancing lessons to improve the community's physical and mental health.

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Dance Therapy Improves Seniors' Gait, Balance, Researcher Finds

seniorsmovingmadnessReprinted from ScienceDaily (Apr. 16, 2010)  —
For seniors, dancing isn't just for fun; it also can be therapeutic. Two recent studies conducted by University of Missouri researchers found that participation in dance-based therapy can improve balance and gait in older adults. Improved functionality among seniors can decrease their risk of falling and reduce costly injuries.

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