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Will I be able to swing & ballroom dance after knee replacement?
Joint Replacements | Last Active: Dec 25, 2025 | Replies (18)Comment receiving replies
A million dollar question since not even your surgeon can give you a truthful answer. At best, you'll get a probability answer based on stats. I wouldn't be too disappointed if your dancing in general may be compromized. From my experience of reading various blogs, forums, etc. (including this forum), if your TKR is successful bike riding and slow dancing should be do-able. My take is that even with a successful surgery, more physically challenging dancing like swing dance is highly improbable.
Remember that your new knee has limitations, something that more often than not, is not related to patients.
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@ouch89 Certainly each case is different. For myself, even with three TKRs, i’m still skiing and backpacking. I am slow and deliberate with my downhill hiking.
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@ouch89 I dance, and have danced all my life - now most of my contemporaries have replacement knees and hips, and you would be amazed to watch them swing, two-step and polka for hours and at a good clip. With my two bionic hips I can barely keep up. Remember that those on line are mostly the 10% or so who did not have a successful surgery or smooth recovery. The rest are out living their best lives - skiing, biking, sailing, dancing, gardening, playing golf or tennis or pickleball...