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Patrons at a Michigan club counter isolation¹'s bad health effects with dance moves

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Every Friday, the Ann Arbor³ Happy Hour event brings groups of seniors together to dance. It's not just a fun night at a club, but a way to fight the adverse⁴ health effects of isolation.

A MART?NEZ, HOST:

The patrons at a club in Ann Arbor, Mich., aren't your average dance club crowd. Most of them are over 60, like Randy Tessier.

RANDY TESSIER: We're a bunch of people that have been dancing in Ann Arbor for 50 years. And you know what? We got old. We can't help that.

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:

Tessier lines up the musical guests for a Friday night event named Ann Arbor Happy Hour, hosted by a nightclub called Live. Tessier is a writing teacher by day and a performer by night.

TESSIER: Like Shakey Jake used to say, I'm on the move. You got to keep moving in this world. But you need to love and be loved. That keeps you alive.

MART?NEZ: Alive is what this older crowd feels like on the dance floor, according to Maggie Levenstein at the University of Michigan. She works with data from the university's health and retirement⁵ study.

MAGGIE LEVENSTEIN: We know that being engaged with others helps people to be happier as they age and to be healthier as they age. Obviously, these things aren't guarantees. And being healthier helps you to stay active. So these things reinforce one another.

INSKEEP: And it's good to be reminded of all this after the isolation of the pandemic.

LEVENSTEIN: As people age, people are often isolated⁶. Their kids are not there. They might not be going into the workplace in the same way.

INSKEEP: But they can try community building through dancing.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER")

STEVIE WONDER: (Singing) I was born in Little Rock.

1 isolation   

n.隔离，孤立，分解，分离

参考例句：

• The millionaire lived in complete isolation from the outside world.这位富翁过着与世隔绝的生活。
• He retired and lived in relative isolation.他退休后，生活比较孤寂。

2 transcript   

n.抄本，誊本，副本，肄业证书

参考例句：

• A transcript of the tapes was presented as evidence in court.一份录音带的文字本作为证据被呈交法庭。
• They wouldn't let me have a transcript of the interview.他们拒绝给我一份采访的文字整理稿。

3 arbor   

n.凉亭；树木

参考例句：

• They sat in the arbor and chatted over tea.他们坐在凉亭里，边喝茶边聊天。
• You may have heard of Arbor Day at school.你可能在学校里听过植树节。

4 adverse   

adj.不利的；有害的；敌对的，不友好的

参考例句：

• He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
• The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。

5 retirement   

n.退休，退职

参考例句：

• She wanted to enjoy her retirement without being beset by financial worries.她想享受退休生活而不必为金钱担忧。
• I have to put everything away for my retirement.我必须把一切都积蓄起来以便退休后用。

6 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。