{"id":3194,"date":"2017-02-08T20:02:02","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T20:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/?p=3194"},"modified":"2017-02-08T20:02:02","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T20:02:02","slug":"a-great-collaboration-samaritas-fred-astaire-dance-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/blog\/fred-astaire-fads-history\/a-great-collaboration-samaritas-fred-astaire-dance-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"A Great Collaboration: Samaritas & Fred Astaire Dance Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"

You\u2019re never too old to dance.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Romantic<\/a>And on February 14th<\/sup>, Valentine\u2019s Day, at 2 p.m., residents of Samaritas Senior Living in Bloomfield Hills will have the opportunity to learn their first steps \u2013 or resume their already proficient dance ability \u2013 in a special ballroom dance performance and lesson, thanks to a collaboration between Samaritas and Fred Astaire Dance Studio.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Two of our professional dance instructors will demonstrate different dance styles for residents, and then encourage residents to participate in a simple dance lesson. Samaritas is planning the event as a special afternoon party, for which residents can dress up, enjoy cocktails and appetizers, and fulfill their dreams of dancing like the stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>\u201cOur residents love to watch Dancing with the Stars,\u201d says Gloria Krass, Samaritas Senior Living program director. \u201cIt should be a wonderful fit. It will also give us an opportunity to see if we would like to add dancing as an activity here at Samaritas of Bloomfield.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Research shows that dancing is a great way to stave off the effects of aging. Dancing provides the physical exercise recommended for older adults as well as stress reduction and increased serotonin levels. It also helps maintain mental acuity.<\/span><\/p>\n

A study in the New England Journal of Medicine<\/em> reveals that stimulating one’s mind by dancing can prevent Alzheimer’s and dementia. The 21-year study of senior citizens, age 75 and older, was led by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City and funded by the National Institute on Aging.<\/p>\n

Researchers studied cognitive activities such as reading books, writing for pleasure, doing crossword puzzles, playing cards and playing musical instruments alongside physical activities like playing tennis or golf, swimming, bicycling, dancing, walking for exercise and doing housework.<\/p>\n

\"Senior<\/a>One of the surprises of the study was that almost none of the physical activities appeared to offer any protection against dementia.\u00a0 The one exception was dancing<\/strong>. Frequent dancing had a rate of 76 percent of dementia prevention.<\/p>\n

Harvard Medical School psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Coyle explained it as dancing integrates several brain functions at once \u2014 kinesthetic, rational, musical, and emotional \u2014 further increasing a person\u2019s neural connectivity and rebuilding the brain. Plus, it\u2019s a social activity that keeps seniors connected, happy and engaged.<\/span><\/p>\n

For every age group, dancing has incredible benefits. <\/span><\/p>\n

Krass is excited to bring ballroom to the Samaritas campus. \u201cOur seniors are active and engaged, and we believe this will add to their options,\u201d she says.<\/span><\/p>\n

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