definitely played a role in her health I think.
Years ago I read that dancing uses every part of the body and is one of the best forms of exercise that works the brain, muscles, heart, lungs and more.
Look at actor and dancer Dick van Dyke who's age 99, and quit decades of drinking and heavy smoking.
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- Richard Wayne Van Dyke (b. Dec. 13, 1925) is an American actor and comedian. His career has spanned over 7 decades in film, television, and stage. Van Dyke is the recipient of a Golden Globe, Tony, Grammy, a Daytime Emmy, and four Primetime Emmys. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012. He was honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021, & was recognized as a Disney Legend..
- HEALTH, Dick Van Dyke - Van Dyke is sober after struggling with alcoholism for years, and he checked in to a hospital for three weeks in 1972 to be treated for his addiction. Van Dyke was a heavy smoker for most of his adult life. In a Jan. 2013 interview with the London The Daily Telegraph, he said he had been using Nicorette gum for the past decade.
In April 2013, Van Dyke revealed that for 7 years he had been experiencing symptoms of a neurological disorder, in which he felt a pounding in his head whenever he lay down, but despite his undergoing tests, no diagnosis had been made. He had to cancel scheduled appearances owing to fatigue from lack of sleep because of the medical condition. In May 2013, he tweeted that it seemed his titanium dental implants may be responsible...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Van_Dyke
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