Older people don’t practice physical activity sufficiently according to health guidelines. Given the variety of forms of physical activity, this paper focuses on participating in dance activities as one of the forms of physical activity. The aim of this research was to gain insight into some aspects of participation in dance activities from the perspective of older people participating in dance activities within the dance groups of older people. It included members of a dance group of older people in Zagreb, of whom 12 were selected using convenience sampling and interviewed within the method of semi-structured interview. The research results show that older people have experienced motivation to engage in a dance group, organization of dance activities, dance group characteristics, group members' relationships, difficulties in participating in dance activities, importance of dance group leader in the experience of participating in dance activities, environmental reactions to participation in dance activities, importance of participating in dance activities in everyday life and aspects of life as a metaphor for participating in dance activities. The role of participation in dance activities in life of older people is participation in dance activities as determinant of physical health, mental health, preservation of cognitive functions, social life and fulfillment of free time. It can be concluded that dance plays an important role in life of older people participating in mentioned activities and contributes to the different aspects of their life.