[For Seniors] Have Fun Moving with Halloween Exercises! Introducing Songs You Can Dance To
Halloween season is a special time that brings smiles to everyone.
Halloween exercises are gaining attention as recreational activities you can enjoy with older adults while moving your body.
With a little creativity, anyone can join in easily—whether it’s a jerky ghost dance, simple routines using rock-paper-scissors hand shapes, or seated choreography.
Why not move to the music and enjoy that unique blend of spookiness and fun? This time, we’re introducing some extra-special exercises to liven up the Halloween season.
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[For Seniors] Have Fun Moving with Halloween Exercises! Introducing Danceable Songs (1–10)
Dance Gymnastics ‘Halloween Night’
Let’s try doing some exercises to the AKB48 Halloween song “Halloween Night.” The song has a relaxed rhythm, so even older adults who find it hard to move as they’d like can join without strain.
You can copy the choreography from the video, or create new moves tailored to seniors.
Although it’s done sitting down, you can still move more than you might expect—raising your arms and opening your legs.
Many people already find the cold tough by the time Halloween comes around, right? Let’s warm up by using our bodies well with these exercises.
Thriller dance
Speaking of Michael Jackson’s signature songs, this is the track many people first think of when it comes to monster-like movements.
The lunging motions and side-to-side travel are especially striking, so let’s focus on those parts to recreate the dance.
The original choreography includes footwork, but since the arm movements are central, you can still enjoy moving your body even while seated.
What matters is how you apply force as you move; it could be fun for everyone to experiment with ways of moving that make it look even creepier.
Halloween Night
For October’s recreation activity, let’s do a fun Halloween exercise.
We’ll move our bodies to AKB’s “Halloween Night,” which has a somewhat nostalgic melody.
Since the song has a disco-style feel reminiscent of the music that was popular in Japan from the Showa to Heisei eras, it may feel familiar to older adults.
The music may also prompt them to look back on fond memories from the past.
That could spark conversation and make things livelier.
If we make it a seated exercise, it will be easier for older adults who have difficulty moving to participate.
[For Seniors] Have Fun Moving with Halloween Exercises! Introducing Danceable Songs (11–20)
Crazy Party Night: The Revenge of the Pumpkin
This content recreates the dance from Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s “Crazy Party Night ~Pumpkin no Gyakushū~,” which portrays the spookiness and fun of Halloween.
The track is notable for its powerful beat and sound expressions in the lyrics, so firmly catching the light, buoyant rhythm is the key to moving your body enjoyably.
The choreography mainly features simple upper-body movements overall, so if the steps are difficult, try doing it while seated in a chair.
It’s a comical dance with a cute vibe, making it a routine that lets you feel the atmosphere of a fun Halloween night with your whole body.
There’s no such thing as ghosts.
This activity involves moving your body to the lyrics of the children’s song “Obake nante nai sa,” which expresses feelings about ghosts.
The movements are simple and match the lyrics, and a key point is that you can do them while sitting in a chair or even while singing.
Since the song portrays both insisting that there are no ghosts and being scared, paying attention to facial expressions can make it even more enjoyable.
Not only using your hands but also moving your entire upper body side to side helps you feel the rhythm in your body and enhances the sense of fun.
Gummy Choco Pumpkin
The sight of children going around asking for treats is an essential part of Halloween, isn’t it? This song is packed with the fun and cuteness of Halloween and sweets as its theme.
The title “Gummy Choco Pumpkin” represents the shapes of hands used in rock-paper-scissors, and these hand shapes are incorporated into the choreography.
With simple moves centered on hand shapes and ghost-like motions, it’s a piece that lets you move your body while feeling the fun and cuteness woven into the music.
Halloween pumpkin
It’s a song themed around pumpkins, the iconic symbol of Halloween, that conveys the excitement of a party about to begin.
The rock ’n’ roll sound is another highlight, and its light rhythm really captures the rising Halloween mood.
The choreography is simple, focusing on full-body, rhythm-based motions that mimic ghosts and other spooky movements, so even those who aren’t confident dancers can still move their bodies well.
Since steps and leg lifts can be a bit challenging, I recommend focusing on reproducing the upper-body movements.