“You’ll Never Believe What Dana Perino Does on Her 90-Minute Lunch Break—Fox News Star Swaps Breaking News for Ballroom Dancing, Finds Unexpected Healing, Makes Friends from All Walks of Life, and Reveals the One Unusual Habit That Fixed Her Back Pain, Helped Her Escape the Stress of Newsroom Chaos, and Changed Her Life Forever” 💃📺🕰️

In a world where journalists often power through lunch breaks with one hand on a sandwich and the other on their phone, Fox News anchor Dana Perino has carved out a refreshingly unexpected escape.

Her secret? Ballroom dancing.

Yes, while most imagine news anchors buried in scripts and breaking headlines, Perino has chosen to spend a luxurious 90 minutes each day gliding across the dance floor — and the experience, she says, has been nothing short of transformational.

“It’s like being at a jury,” Perino quipped, describing the diverse crowd she now dances alongside. “The butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker — we’re all there. People from all over the world, all walks of life, just dancing. And now, I have little fun friendships I never expected.”

The midday ritual didn’t just bring a sense of community into her otherwise high-pressure media routine — it also solved a long-standing physical problem. Years of stress and screen time had taken a toll on Perino’s posture and back. Instead of reaching for medication, she turned to something far more graceful.

“I carry a lot of tension in my upper back,” she said. “I tried everything — Pilates, acupuncture, chiropractors. But the thing that really worked? Ballroom dance.”

In her upcoming book “I Wish Someone Had Told Me …” (out April 22 from Fox News Books), Perino writes about the importance of breaking free from post-pandemic routines and reclaiming life balance — something she’s clearly taken to heart. Dancing not only helped her posture, but improved her flexibility, mindset, and overall energy.

According to experts at Cleveland Clinic and Johns Hopkins Medicine, bad posture can lead to a host of issues — from neck pain to dizziness. Meanwhile, dance is known to improve balance, coordination, and cardiovascular health. But Perino insists that beyond the physical benefits, it’s the mental shift that matters most.

“It forced me to put down the phone,” she said. “To step away from the headlines, to be in the moment.”

While she’s known for being poised, polished, and perfectly in control on-air, it’s this personal off-camera practice that may just be her most powerful move yet.

Dana Perino reminds us all: sometimes the best way to move forward… is to dance.