Hip-hop OAPs: Dance class helps elderly combat loneliness

News – 22 October 2019

Charlie Blair takes hip-hop into London care homes to stop elderly people getting lonely.

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Hip-hop OAPs: Dance class helps elderly combat loneliness

Charlie Blair takes hip-hop into London care homes to stop elderly people getting lonely.

In the classes, they learn the dance moves to build their confidence and to socialise.

Watch the video on the BBC's news website.

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