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June 12, 2026

Playing hip-hop or Doris Day, older exercise instructors can speak their peers’ language

By DONNA BLANKINSHIP
Associated Press

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Instructor Bengie Santos, 72, leads a class for older adults, including Pilar Madayag, left, at the Dale Turner Family YMCA, in Shoreline, Wash.

SEATTLE — Bengie Santos was a dancer and choreographer for 30 years before reaching an age when most artists hang up their dancing shoes and take a seat in the audience. But she wasn’t ready to sit back and enjoy the show. So Santos began her third act as an exercise instructor.


 
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