Article: Belly dance for balance Strengthening the core helps seniors improve life skills.

Byline: Beth Cooney

Jul. 3--The first thing Helen Goldenberg makes clear to her belly dancing students comes as a relief -- to their guts.

"To do this," she tells a group of ladies who have come to try a class with her at the Wilton Senior Center, "doesn't mean you ever need to expose your belly."

Learning to belly dance at a certain age isn't so much about bringing your sexy back, she says, as it is about giving your body a new challenge.

"It helps tremendously with balance," says Goldenberg, who began belly dancing on a summer vacation in California 34 years ago. She is an occupational therapist who works for Wilton-based Nursing & ...

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