Dinner and Dance Ideas for Senior Citizens
A dinner dance is a great idea for a group of senior citizens to get together, have fun and socialize. Depending on the occasion, it can be a great time to meet new people or reminisce with old friends. Try some dinner-dance themes that suit this age group well, and make the evening special and memorable for everyone. Does this Spark an idea?
Holidays
Schedule your dinner dance near a holiday, and your theme idea is set for you. However, take a step outside the usual by having a Twelve Days of Christmas-themed dinner and dance in December. Host a barbecue dinner-dance in the summer. Encourage the guests to wear formal wear, yet the serving of informal food helps to make the party even more relaxed.
One dinner dance theme that makes use of senior citizens' reasoning and memory skills might be a solve-it-yourself murder mystery. This is a genre of book that many seniors like to read. This idea is best suited for a smaller dinner group, where most of the attendees are familiar with each other. Murder-mystery parties are easiest to plan when you purchase a set of instructions and clues. However, you can always write a mystery yourself. Plan the evening so that clues are gradually given away throughout the dinner and dancing. Be sure you consider the number of people involved, the location and any costumes that may be needed. Keep an eye out for ideas that suit your guests; you can find mystery ideas based on specific holidays or other themes, such as Old Hollywood, Las Vegas or the Roaring '20s.
Decades
Take a cue from the senior citizens' own senior prom days. Theme a dinner dance on the decade many of them graduated high school, such as the 1940s, 1950s or 1960s. Play music from that time period. Encourage your senior citizen guests to wear dresses and suits from the right decade. Decorate like crazy with rock-n-roll, psychedelic or big band memorabilia. Live music can really spice this theme up too, if that's a possibility within your budget.
Dinners
When planning a senior citizen dinner dance, be sure that you account for special dietary needs in the menu planning. Have diabetic-safe desserts available. Keep main dish choices low in sodium and cholesterol, since most seniors are watching their intake of these substances. You may also want to provide vegetarian and vegan options for those who shouldn't have too much protein or prefer not to eat meat. Have decaf coffee and non-alcoholic drinks available for those who can't have caffeine or alcohol.
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