There are a number of reason to learn dance. These range from the obvious such as having a hobby and something fun to do to serious health benefits. If you want to hear about what other famous people have said about dance, then take look at our page dedicated famous people and dance. Otherwise read on to get the hard facts about the benefits of dance.
Health benefits
The best thing about the health benefits of dance is that they cover both the physical and mental aspects of health.
Mental and Neurological
Dance requires that you focus on the music, your partner, your movement and the others on the dance floor. This means that much of your brain is working at the same time (in parallel). This helps build strong connection within the brain, and maintain mental health. In fact, partner dancing has been found to be the only physical activity that helped prevent dementia. Further, it was almost twice as effective at reducing the risk of dementia (76%) as the next best activity (cross words at 47%). You can read more about the study here.
Mental and Neurological
Dance requires that you focus on the music, your partner, your movement and the others on the dance floor. This means that much of your brain is working at the same time (in parallel). This helps build strong connection within the brain, and maintain mental health. In fact, partner dancing has been found to be the only physical activity that helped prevent dementia. Further, it was almost twice as effective at reducing the risk of dementia (76%) as the next best activity (cross words at 47%). You can read more about the study here.
Let us read and let us dance - two amusements that will never do any harm to the world.
Voltaire
They are also two amusements that will most to help keep your mind healthy
Voltaire
They are also two amusements that will most to help keep your mind healthy
The benefits can be even greater again. Watch this video on a man with Parkinson who has used dance to stop the disease from taking his life.
Note: you will need to turn the sound on. |
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Physical
The simple fact that dance is a physical activity means that you will find benefits.
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Socialising
People often meet in group classes, at competition and social night and after dance events (when groups of students will often go out for drinks or meal afterwards). As long as you show up you will make new friends through dance. And it need not be only friends, there is no shortage of relationships that have been formed, and sometimes saved, through dance.
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It is also an excellent way to connect with people when travelling. No matter where you go in this world, there is just about always some partner dance event going on. If you have learned enough dance (and that’s not really a lot), then you will feel confident enough to dance at some local event. It is as easy as jumping on a computer searching the internet for dance events in the local area and finding one that does a style you are interested in.
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Dance can also be an excellent way of improving social skills. This can be ideal at any age, but especially for younger people. Because dance involves interactions between the sexes and there is often a larger group dynamic at play as well, dance is ideal for developing the social attributes.
Dance can be especially ideal for developing key social skills in men. Take a look at this article: why men should learn ballroom dancing. |
Personal Development
There is a lot to be said for having a hobby. You might like the idea of getting graded as your dance ability improves and you work your way up the levels of dance. You might like the idea working to put on a performance for others to watch and enjoy. You might simply enjoy being able to dance with another person and notice how you are steadily getting better at doing more figures, expressing the music and moving smoothly. No matter the type of challenge and development you want, dance will give you that extra something in your life so it feels complete.
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Yes! I want to learn to dance.
Take a look at the dance lessons options to see how you can start your journey into the world of social dancing.