Edna Daigre, 79, leads a Dance for Health class at MLK FAME Community Center in Seattle, WA on March 5, 2022. The class is geared toward seniors of color, and students range in age from 64 to 97. Daigre was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a blood cancer, in 2015. (Chona Kasinger for Crosscut)

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Cancer doesn’t keep this Seattle dance teacher from her mission

As she approaches 80, the founder of Ewajo Dance Studio believes dance is the key to health and longevity

You might even call her a true believer, because for Daigre, dance is more than an art form; it’s the single best pathway to good health