Ageless Exercise: Ballet for Seniors Dance exercise linked to health improvements in studies ...

“No tutus or ballet slippers are required, just a willingness to dance as young as they feel,” said Woods, 31. She designed the modified chair ballet exercise class for seniors in 2012.

Hu and her friends are busy learning points and plies in a ballet class made just for them. "The benefits of it are for everyone," said Vanessa Woods, owner and founder of Vitality in Motion ...

There's a new exercise class for seniors at the Town Village in Leawood, Kansas. Residents at the senior living facility have something to pirouette about with new ballet classes.

As featured on Ballet program revives a love for dancing, stretches limbs in senior home Smooth, rhythmic movements are emphasized in exercise class.

She designed the modified chair-ballet exercise class for senior citizens in 2012. In her program, seniors can choose to dance either seated or standing behind chairs that they use as a barre.

“No tutus or ballet slippers are required, just a willingness to dance as young as they feel,” said Woods, 31. She designed the modified chair ballet exercise class for seniors in 2012.

Vanessa Woods, the Vitality in Motion owner and founder, a classically trained professional ballerina, wanted seniors to experience the way dancing made her feel physically and emotionally.

We all know eating right and exercising are key to staying healthy. But can flexing our creative muscles help us thrive as we age? Research from the national institute on aging suggests ...

Her company offers group ballet, yoga exercise and water ballet exercise at community centers, senior living and adult daycare facilities across St. Louis city and county.