Laughter, health, and youthfulness through dance

For many senior citizens, standing on stage is something that most of them have never experienced. In view of the loneliness and lack of opportunity to get out that many elderly people living alone experience, Huashan Social Welfare Foundation works hard to organize a variety of activities that provide opportunities for the elderly to get out of the house and participate in society. On June 14, Chiayi City’s Feiling Dance Hall hosted “Dancing to Youth,” inviting senior citizens living alone in Chiayi to participate in a very special Dragon Boat Festival activity. Activities began with Feiling teacher, Mai Guo-zhen (買國禎) and a number coaches putting on a wonderful dance performance full of artistic grace and flair. This was followed by a jitterbug activity where groups of elderly participants strutted their stuff, displaying an array of dance moves they had learned during the day; amongst these was Mr. Qian from Taibao City, who brought the house down with his incredible display of the splits. Huashan Social Welfare Foundation hopes that its daycare services and selection of activities provide real care and uplift the spirits of elderly people living alone in the community.

Laughter, health, and youthfulness through dance 

URL：https://www.peopo.org/news/339073

(以下是中文對照)

舞告青春-舞出歡笑舞出健康

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對許多長者來說，站上舞台，是從未接觸過的體驗。華山基金會鑒於獨居長者生活孤寂，少有機會外出，藉辦理各種的活動，讓長者有機會走出家門、社會參與。6月14日上午，在嘉義市飛領練習場，辦理「舞告青春舞會」，邀請嘉義縣市的獨居弱勢長者，參加一個不一樣的端午節系列活動。活動開始，在飛領練習場買國禎老師的帶領下，教練級老師們為長輩表演出精湛舞藝、翩翩起舞。接著上場的是長者的集訓所成，從團體吉魯巴開始，各鄉鎮阿公阿嬤紛紛展現所學。其中又以太保錢阿公的劈腿功夫驚艷全場。華山基金會在地關懷獨居弱勢長者，除了平日到宅服務外，透過各種活動辦理，希望讓長者們獲得心靈溫暖。