An ‘age-quake’ is shaking up the dance world. Thanks to improved training and injury management, people are dancing into their nineties and beyond. Jill Brown looks at the collectives, classes and programs that have been set up to keep them moving.

Spring for Seniors at the Sydney Opera House. Photos © Cassandra Hannagan

Are you over 60? Then join a growing club. As of June 2023, one in six Australians is over the age of 65, and three in 10 are aged 75 to 84, according to the Institute of Health and Welfare’s demographic profile of older Australians. The consequences of this demographic shift are playing out through the arts as much as the broader community.

Within the dance world, older folk are discovering or rekindling a love of ballet classes. Others are...