New Orleans area seniors connect and dance through 'Zoomba' class
Dozens of local seniors have managed to stay connected and healthy through "Zoomba" dance class
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Updated: 10:30 AM CDT May 4, 2021
Dozens of local seniors have managed to stay connected and healthy through "Zoomba" dance class
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Updated: 10:30 AM CDT May 4, 2021
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>> THEY HAVE SAID THIS HAS SAVED THEM IN MANY WAYS, AND I FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT MYSELF. CHAD: COMING TOGETHER THROUGH TECHNOLOGY, DOZENS OF LOCAL SENIORS HAVE MANAGED TO STAY ACTIVE AND CONNECTED DURING THE PANDEMIC THROUGH DANCE AND TECHNOLOGY. THESE LADIES HAVE BEEN ZOOM-BA-ING DOING ZUMBA WORKOUTS THROUGH ZOOM THIS PAST YEAR. RANDI: BUT THIS GOES BEYOND EXERCISE. IT’S GIVEN THEM A LOT OF HOPE DURING A TIME WHEN THEY’VE HAD TO STAY APART FOR THEIR HEALTH. >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY. RANDI: MARGARET MASTERS IS CELEBRATING ANOTHER SPIN AROUND THE SUN WHILE SPINNING AROUND HER LIVING ROOM. >> I FEEL GOOD. RANDI: SHE HAS BEEN A PART OF THE SIMBA CLASS FOR YEARS BUT DURING THE PANDEMIC, SHE IS HAD TO PIVOT, GOING FROM IN PERSON TO ZOOM, USING THE VIDEO APP TO EXERCISE. >> IT IS NOT AS GOOD AS PERSON TO PERSON, BUT THE NEXT BEST THING. ALL OF THESE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE CLASS ARE SO SWEET AND SO SUPPORTIVE AND THEY ALL WENT TO DANCE AND BE LIKE ME. RANDI: DESPITE THE DISTANCE, THE INSTRUCTOR SAYS THEY HAD A STRONG SHOWING. >> IT HAS BEEN A BLESSING. WE HAVE BEEN DANCING SINCE MARCH OF LAST YEAR AND WE HAVE ALL KEPT UP. OFTENTIMES WE HAVE CLOSE TO 50 IN THE CLASS. RANDI: THE TEAM MEMBERS SAY THESE ONLINE CLASSES HAVE KEPT THEM GOING DURING WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A YEAR OF ISOLATION. >> THEY TELL ME WITHOUT THE CLASSES, THEY FEEL LIKE THEY COULD HAVE GONE INTO DEPRESSION, AND IT HAS BEEN SO CONVENIENT TO JUST TURN THE COMPUTER ON IN THEIR LIVING ROOMS AND JUST HAVE FUN. >> YOU DON’T HAVE TO GET IN THE CAR, AND YOU CAN DO IT IN YOUR PAJAMAS. NOBODY CARES. RANDI: SHE HOPES TO INSPIRE THOSE OF ALL AGES, NOT TO GIVE UP ON YOUR HEALTH AND JUST KEEP MOVING. >> IT KEEPS YOU ACTIVE AND KEEPS YOU GOING AND THE MORE YOU MOVE, THE MORE YOU CAN MOVE. EVERYBODY, GET UP AND DANCE. ♪ RANDI: MARGARET IS SUCH AN INSPIRATION. IN ADDITION TO ZUMBA, THE LADIES ARE ALSO DOING CRAFTS TOGET