At 110 (1914-2024), Australian Eileen Kramer was the oldest person to still dance professionally. She choreographed her graceful, dramatic movements to increasingly use the top half of her body. In addition to dancing, Kramer wrote a story a day and painted. She disliked the word “old,” claiming “My attitude to creating things is identical to when I was a child.” Read Who Cares? about the struggle for dignity at Woodruff Home for the Aged, “a lively place where old people go to die.” Learn more about the book and its characters, aged 9-90, in NOVELS.
Oldest professional dancer as well as writer and painter
Woodruff Home for the Aged, a lively place where old people go to die
