Line dancing is now offered at Senior Center

You're never too old to scoot your boots if you listen to Marion Cox.

The first class was held Wednesday, Feb. 8, and the classes will last from 1-2 p.m. every second and fourth Wednesday at the Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center, located at 150 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

Cox is known as the executive director of the Shadow Ranch Therapeutic Riding Center, but she's a woman of many talents. She also volunteers at Sulphur Springs Senior Citizens Center and is a line dancing leader.

'Heck, I have been teaching half my life. Not in a school, but in different places,' Cox said. 'I was a sergeant in the Army and, many years ago, I taught soldiers what they needed to know to be successful on some missions. I teach at Shadow Ranch.'

Despite her military back ground, she no taskmaster on the dance floor.

'Dancing is aerobic exercise. I am working mainly with seniors and we take frequent breaks. This is a workout and also fun and good for you,” Cox said.

The first class featured learning some basic moves to tunes like the Cotton-Eyed Joe.

Cox flashed a smile looking out over the group of 10 attending the first session.

'Back in my day, when I was younger, I was a dancing fool,' she chuckled. 'Now, I have a passion to teach these seniors. I just have a passion for working with and teaching the 60-somethings. Mainly because I am one of them. We are learning easy steps to start with.'

Cox was drilled in being in step while a member of the Texas A&M University Corps a few decades ago. Her love for music came from playing in the Liberty-Eylau band.

'We've got some good students. We're going to have some fun,' Cox added.