 A community center in Walker is taking seniors back to the good old days with special old-time dance sessions. Our Cheryl Moore takes us through the steps of the pox trot and the waltz in this week's in focus. This event in Walker is getting seniors to move their feet. It doesn't matter if you make a mistake. This isn't about perfection and we're not here to compete with each other. We're here to just dance with each other and have some fun. Old-time dancing at the Lake May Center was the brainchild of the center's president Mary Bingston. Soon, she brought her friend Sharon along for the ride. We were discussing what could be some fun activities for seniors and I said, old-time dancing, I bet they love it. I'm sure they grew up with it too because they didn't have television either. And I said, they will get a lot from it. And she goes, well, where am I going to get the music? I said, I have tons. We just called around and talked to different people and everybody we saw we talked to and said, you need to come to the old-time dance. The idea was simple, play some familiar tracks, put on your dancing shoes, then let your hips do the rest. We did old-time waltzes, a foxtrot, we did a butterfly, I don't know if some people remember that the Tennessee waltz, Pennsylvania polka, those were some oldies but goodies. From the waltz to the foxtrot to the butterfly, these dancers are good for everybody. I would love to see children come. I've been talking to Mary about possibly getting families to come up and learn how to dance. We come to help teach people some steps. This isn't a hard-core instruction, it's just we can learn by doing. Probably one of the best things about the old-time dancing is seeing how happy the seniors are. Makes them feel great, makes them feel young again. You take their hands, even if they can't dance, if they're in a wheelchair and you take their hands and they just smile at you and feel the rhythm and it makes them come alive. They enjoy it so much and just to see them smile and like the one gentleman from Adult Day Service said, this is the most fun he's had for a couple of years. In Walker with this week's In Focus, Shromor, Lakeland News. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.