by Jacqueline García. This article originally appeared on New America Media.
When a group of elderly women dance, their eyes focus on their hands, their movements and their fans.
Their dresses are colorful, flowers adorn their hair, and their shoes have heels, not too high but elegant.
“Dancing is art and is life,” said Ana Miranda, age 65, after a presentation at the World Conference on Geriatrics and Gerontology in San Francisco in late July. The once-in-four-years conference attracted 6,000 experts in aging from 75 countries.
Miranda along with the other women belong to the San Francisco Mission Neighborhood Center (MNC) Healthy Aging program. She has attended the senior center for more than five years and said the.... Read More
