Physical exercise but particularly dancing can help reduce the risk of physical and mental decline, improve balance, and can even reverse the signs of again in the brain according to recent research.
Kathrin Rehfeld, Patrick Müller, Norman Aye, Marlen Schmicker, Milos Dordevic, Jörn Kaufmann, Anita Hökelmann and Notger G. Müller. Dancing or Fitness Sport? The Effects of Two Training Programs on Hippocampal Plasticity and Balance Abilities in Healthy Seniors. Front. Hum. Neurosci., 15 June 2017 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00305 http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnhum.2017.00305/full