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60+ Bollywood Dance Workout to Old Hindi Songs
Video by DanceWithDeepti on YouTube · Open on YouTube
A Bollywood dance workout for people 60 and over, set to old Hindi film songs: about 15 minutes standing, then about 10 seated, with simple arm, waist-twist and step patterns. Made for beginners and non-dancers.
- 28 min
- Beginner
- Low impact (no jumping)
- chair
- Bollywood
Good forHealthy ageingDancing for fun
Step by step 12
Tap a time to watch that step in the video.
- Standing warm-up: easy steps to the beat, shifting your weight from one leg to the other. 1:55
- Arm and shoulder openers: wide reaches and crossing arm moves to open the chest and shoulders. 3:10
- Shake it out, then hands on hips to get the waist moving. 6:48
- Leg raises: cross the leg in front, lift it to the side, then cross raises with an arm pull. 7:48
- Arm raises with a lively step to lift the heart rate, then marching forward and back. 10:00
- Torso rotations and side stretches, reaching one arm up and over. 11:58
- Waist twists: turn from the waist and let the arms swing with you. 14:18
- Side steps with an elbow swing, then butt kicks with an arm pull and with snow-angel arms. 15:08
- Step out and together, a two-forward, two-back pattern, then double side steps. 16:38
- Pull up a chair for the seated part: leg raises, loosening up and thigh raises. 18:48
- Seated crunches, elbow to knee as far as you can manage, waist twists and alternate leg raises. 21:28
- Cool-down: calf and shin stretches, side stretches, then upper-body stretches within your range. 22:48
The steps are a summary in our words, checked against the video — the coach shows every move.
Form cues from the coach
- Do each step only as far as your own capacity allows, with care
- Standing section first, then sit on a chair for the last stretch
What it works Whole body
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Joints it uses light on the joints
- Shoulders movesarm raises, reaches, arm pulls
- Upper back movestorso rotation, side stretch, upper-body stretch
- Lower back moveswaist twists, seated elbow-to-knee crunches
- Hips movesweight shifts, cross-leg raise, thigh raises
- Knees movesside steps, leg raises, pivots and turns
- Ankles & feet movesstanding steps, weight shifts
- Rounding or twisting the back. With osteoporosis or a back problem, move smoothly and within comfort, and ask a physio which suit you.
Easier option from the coach: Last 10 min are seated; on-screen text says do each step as per your capacity
A guide to the joints this video’s moves load, from what the coach does — not medical advice. This video was harder to rate from its talk and pictures, so treat it as a rougher guide. Some ache is normal; stop if a joint hurts sharply. How joints are rated
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Video by DanceWithDeepti; the summary, steps, cues, body areas and joint notes are Notbroken’s, written from what the coach actually does in the video and checked a second time. Warm up first, take the easier options until a move feels easy, and stop if you feel sharp pain, chest pain or dizziness. General instruction, not advice for your body. About & safety