Uconn Dance Sport

If you danced when you were younger but fret you might be too old to get back into the swing of things you might want to take a cue from Jennifer Grey, Season 11 winner of Dancing with the Stars at the age of 50! Best known for her role playing Frances “Baby” Houseman opposite Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing when she was 27, Grey hit the dance floor again 24 years later and won the competition dancing with her partner Derek Hough. Sure, Grey had her share of physical woes that come from being a woman her age coupled with the fact that she was in a head-on automobile accident resulting in severe whiplash back in 1987, but she worked through her pain and managed to compete in every dance that was asked of her quite frequently scoring perfect scores of 10 out of 10 from the judges. And if anyone happens to wonder if she was channeling Patrick Swayze to give her courage throughout the competition, the answer is yes since she physically broke down at one point as she remembered him. But I digress. The point here is that Grey’s win should serve as a point of inspiration for anyone who danced in joy in years past and wants to once again experience that joyful feeling. You may not be doing leg kicks as high as you once did, but there is nothing from stopping you from the movement and magic that is dance.