The Dancing Heart Program:
Vital Elders Moving in Community
Helping to shape the field of Creative Aging
Watch how we share the joy of dance with people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.
The Dancing Heart is one of the only evidence-based arts programs and is a best practice for working with frail elders. Kairos Dance uses this program of dance and storytelling to create a sense of community and well-being in participants of all ages, and from all walks of life. This program improves flexibility, energy, balance, memory and socialize of older, frail adults. Kairos is the only intergenerational modern dance company in Minnesota, and one of only a handful in the U.S. We have received local and national recognition for our innovative Dancing Heart model.
We are part of the emerging national field of Creative Aging, working alongside professionals in the arts, health care, social service and community development to raise awareness about the importance of creative involvement across the lifespan. Our culture is witnessing a paradigm shift in attitudes related to aging. We are moving away from a model that assumes the inevitability of declining health and isolation toward a strengths-based approach that focuses on potential, vital engagement, health maintenance and prevention, and continued connections to community.
