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Community dance programme helps S’pore seniors improve health, cognition, emotional well-being

Student trainers Ashley Ng, Shyann Loh and Nureen Binte Abdul Aziz guiding seniors at the launch of a large-scale intergenerational community dance programme by NUS Nursing and Lions Befrienders on Sept 30.
Student trainers Ashley Ng, Shyann Loh and Nureen Binte Abdul Aziz guiding seniors at the launch of a large-scale intergenerational community dance programme by NUS Nursing and Lions Befrienders on Sept 30.

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Seniors from different active ageing centres preparing for a cardio drumming performance at an SG60 NDP celebration event.
Seniors from different active ageing centres preparing for a cardio drumming performance at an SG60 NDP celebration event.

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Guillaume Vanderweyen, 99, soaks up the attention at the Mirano nightclub in Brussels, May 24, 2025. One goal of the event, organized by Papy Booom, a Belgian nonprofit, was to encourage interaction across age groups, which the World Health Organization says is critical to aging well. (Romane Iskaria/The New York Times)
Guillaume Vanderweyen, 99, soaks up the attention at the Mirano nightclub in Brussels, May 24, 2025. One goal of the event, organized by Papy Booom, a Belgian nonprofit, was to encourage interaction across age groups, which the World Health Organization says is critical to aging well. (Romane Iskaria/The New York Times)

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.