The arts keep people engaged in life.

Research into social dancing shows that such activities leads older dancers to feel more engaged with their life and allows them to connect with pleasant memories from earlier in life while also building new ones in an active, social setting.

Skinner, J (2013). Social Dance for Successful Aging: The Practice of Health, Happiness, and Social Inclusion Amongst Senior Citizens. Anthropology and Aging Quarterly, 34(1) 1-8-29. Retrieved 18 May 2018 from https://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/files/130672235/Social_Dance_for_Successf…

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