Susan was recently interviewed for TWO podcasts about BB4B. Check out our Media/Press page to go to the links and listen, or bring them up on your favorite podcast source. Balance Matters – Episode: “Ballroom Basics for Balance with Susan Frikken”...
In 2021, dancers from one of our BB4B classes were invited to participate in a study with Dr. Kristen Pickett and her lab at the UW-Madison Kinesiology department examining the effectiveness of our class on many measures, including balance and self-reported confidence...
Foot and ankle characteristics associated with fear of falling and mobility in community-dwelling older people: a cross-sectional study
Pol F, Khajooei Z, Hosseini SM, Taheri A, Forghany S, Menz HB. Summary: Several foot and ankle characteristics are associated with fear of falling and mobility in older people. Targeting these modifiable risk factors may play a role in reducing fear of falling and...
BB4B & PK Silver
The Friday in-person class at the library in Madison, WI was featured in the PK Move community, which has created PK Silver, another super-fun falls-prevention curriculum using Parkour to improve mobility and balance in older adults. Here is the class, practicing a...
Black Power Dance!
We enjoyed Guest Instructor Francis Medrano, who taught his Black Power Dance curriculum to the Madison Senior Center-sponsored Friday morning class at the Madison Central Library. “Francis Medrano is an internationally-toured professional dancer, choreographer,...
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