Rebecca Williams Square dancing is a low impact–but still great–aerobic exercise. A study comparing this type of dancing with walking and stretching suggests that the demands that dancing places on the mind and body make it especially powerful at slowing some of the mental changes of aging, an effect not seen in those who walked…
Tag: Lessons
Features, November 2024
Lessons Men May Learn Too Late in Life
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart I want to preface this article by saying this does not apply to all men in our age bracket but talking to several women in our community, it is a concern. I think part of the issues with senior men is the difference in how they were brought up. Don’t show emotions,…
Clubs & Classes, October 2024
Celebrating Three Years of Dancing Till the Boots Come Off
Janelle Authur Western dancers brought their toe-tappin’, boot stompin’, heel pounding skills to the Sol Ballroom dance floor on Sept. 6 as the SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Social Dance Club celebrated three years of monthly Western dances at the Ranch. Almost 90 dancers enjoyed the Classic Country music of Anthony Taylor Jr. and the Good Ol’…
Clubs & Classes, March 2024
Western Dancers Kick Off 2024 Boot Scootin’
Janelle Authur Ranch Western dancers continued to wear the leather off their cowboy boots with some major boot scootin’ at the January and February 2024 SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Social Dance Club’s Western dances. On Jan. 12, Anthony Taylor Jr. and the Good Ol’ Boys brought their steel guitar and honkey tonkin’ back to the Sol Ballroom…