Shirley MacLaine calls Dance Hall of Fame induction 'important acknowledgement'

Shirley MacLaine is still young at heart.

On Wednesday, December 3, the 91-year-old legendary American actress and author appeared at the first-ever Dance Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Gloria Kaufmann Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles.

At the inaugural awards ceremony, MacLaine was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award, which will later be named the Dance Hall of Fame Shirley MacLaine Lifetime Achievement Award.

In her speech, she expressed herself by saying, "Getting an award for dancing is the most important acknowledgement I could have. I mean that. This is beautiful, by the way, heavy and it's beautiful.”

The Oscar-winning star recalled, “My mother took me to dancing class when I was three because I had weak ankles and I fell in love with it. But here's what it also included: discipline, love of music, a sense of cooperation with other people, being on time.”

“And from that day on, I went to class every day until in my sixties. I would have to say that dance, what I've learned being part of it is why I'm still here,” she quipped.

It is pertinent to mention that Shirley MacLaine made a rare appearance at the ceremony after she was spotted on two unexpected public outings in Malibu, California, a place she called her residence.