CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTICLE: "SWEATIN' TO THE REALLY OLDIES"
Feb 2, 2010 -- "The conference room was packed with fitness professionals looking for the latest thing to bring home to their health clubs and senior centers. But instead of yoga mats and dumbbells lining the floor, everyone was outfitted with just one thing: a conductor's baton.
When the music cranked up, it wasn't techno or hip-hop, but Sousa and Strauss. And leading it all was David Dworkin, a 75-year-old New York-based conductor and clarinetist who retired from a life of international performance and came up with Conductorcise — a one-hour aerobics-style class that blends conducting with music appreciation."
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