Every Monday in the gym at the Selfhelp Community Services Latimer Gardens Older Adult Center in Flushing, visitors can witness the sights and sounds of traditional Chinese waist drum dancing.

Xuemin Zhang is the instructor — and says it's all about performing and movement.

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Selfhelp is a nearly 90-year-old organization that believes everyone deserves to age with dignity and independence

The organization serves 25,000 people each year through community-based programs, affordable housing and home care

It was established in the 1930s to serve German Jewish refugees, followed by Holocaust survivors after World War II

"This is very good exercise. It's usually played along with music, so we use our whole body to move along," Zhang said.

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