Can you think yourself young?

Research shows that a positive attitude to ageing can lead to a longer, healthier life, while negative beliefs can have hugely detrimental effectsFor more than a decade, Paddy Jones has been wowing audiences across the world with her salsa dancing. She came to fame on the Spanish talent showT ú Sí Que Vales (You ’re Worth It) in 2009 and has since found success in the UK, throughBritain ’s Got Talent; in Germany, onDas Supertalent; in Argentina, on the dancing showBailando; and in Italy, where she performed at the Sanremo music festival in 2018 alongside the band Lo Stato Sociale.Jones also happens to be in her mid-80s, making her the world ’s oldest acrobatic salsa dancer, according toGuinness World Records. Growing up in the UK, Jones had been a keen dancer and had performed professionally before she married her husband, David, at 22 and had four children. It was only in retirement that she began dancing again – to widespread acclaim. “I don’t plead my age because I don’t feel 80 or act it,” Jonestold an interviewer in 2014.Continue reading...
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