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The joys of clubbing in your mid-40s – By Dilvin Yasa Source :sbs  When your head tells you you’re 20 but your body is quick to argue, the only place to be is on the dance floor. In the days leading up to my 44th birthday – and clutching a brand new prescription for reading glasses – I was feeling old. How soon would it be before I took up gardening, I wondered. Would I suddenly develop a keen interest in needlepoint and talkback radio?  My friend, who is a solid decade older than me, insisted wallowing in self-pity was not an option. “Put on your sequins, woman; we’re going dancing,” she instructed. There are no shortages of studies that show a link between dancing and an elevated mood. Researchers from Oxford University, for example, found that enjoying the old ‘sprinkler’ or even an embarrassed side step in synchronicity with others provides powerful ...