New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

SENIORS, STEP UP! Come dancing with Susan

‘As professional dance teachers, we probably have a body 10 years younger than our age’

“Granny isn’t just the old person who watches from the audience or sits at home reading you stories – she can perform, too!” says Susan Jordan, a 72-year-old dance practitioner, who runs dance lessons for seniors and curates ASPiRE, a concert starring performers aged 60+.

“Grandparents always go along to see their grandchildren performing and when it’s suddenly reversed, everyone’s thrilled. Seniors get such joy from

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