The study was run by Health Sciences University in Bournemouth, and hosted and taught by Pavilion Dance.
Last year, the team looked at three groups over 6 weeks to see if dancing could help with the condition.
“Basic exercises can be boring, adherence to exercise planning is difficult,” said Langridge, director of the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health at the university.
“Patients with lower back pain are scared to move, but they also find that exercises focusing on one part of their body are difficult and sometimes overly painful.”
“This gives a different context – it takes you out of the medical environment and it gives you a social group to work with and share your experiences.”
After the study, participants reported feeling more confident and less afraid of movement – as well as distracted from their pain, he said.
The class is now ongoing and has become “part of the community,” said Langridge.
“It’s quite joyful when you see them doing their exercises, you can see that they’re actually having fun.”