Sun City is located in Arizona, is self-governed and it's the largest place of its kind. Spanning a total of 14 square miles (36 square kilometers), it has become a retirement paradise for 42,500 residents aged 55 and older. The average age is 73.
A man heads in after swimming laps and sunning at the Bell Recreation Center in Sun City, Arizona December 15, 2009. The warm climate makes outdoor recreation possible year-round.
The Sun City Poms Marching Unit practices for an upcoming parade in a parking lot outside of a recreation center in Sun City, Arizona Decmeber 10, 2009.
Bud Hesterman, one fourth of the Sun City Schoolboard Quartet, poses after a pro bono performance at the Olive Branch Senior Center in Sun City, Arizona December 11, 2009.
Lucille Rogers, 85, and Linda Haugland, 63, stand in duck costumes to promote a Duck Race for charity outside of the Lakeview Recreation Center December 11, 2009. "Its always a weekend here," Ms Haugland said of Sun City. She is a second-generation Sun Citian, visiting her mother in Sun City is what made her decide to move there.
Sun City residents play racketball at the Bell Recreation Center, one of seven rec centers in the city, December 8, 2009.
A photo on the wall in Norma and Mo Lavoies Cameo Drive home in Sun City, Arizona.
Anne Brown Rigg calls during a round dance as couples pass by during a night of round and square dancing in a social hall in Sun City, Arizona December 8, 2009. Because there are less men available, some women have to dance together.
Nicky Morrison, 87, and Will Rowling, 95, stay face to face after the dance floor clears before another waltz or fox trot start at the weekly Singles Dance at the Sundial Auditorium in Sun City, Arizona. Nicky decided a year ago that she would teach Will how to dance. "Weve known each other for a year and were gonna go on forever," Will said. Both dancers are very little vision.
