Dance and Health

The Effects of Ballroom Dancing on Your Social and Physical Health is Astonishing!

The Effects of Ballroom Dancing on Your Social and Physical Health is Astonishing!

Ballroom dancing has a charm unequaled by others. When you're on the floor, riding through the waves of music with style, you'll find that you'll start to understand why so many people do it, and why it's so important.

Just Dance, Gonna Be Okay

Just Dance, Gonna Be Okay

We encourage you to keep dancing during stressful times for the mental and physical balance it gives... or if you haven't embraced dance yet, give it a shot now! Why not?? Dance is usually a social, in-person activity but with health concerns on the rise, here are a few ideas to help keep you grooving in a safe and fun way.

So You Think You Can't Dance? Think Again!

So You Think You Can't Dance? Think Again!

Are you the person lingering at the buffet after everyone else has hit the dance floor? Do you avoid going out dancing with your friends because you're worried you'll make a fool of yourself? Dancing isn't just for those with natural rhythm and coordination. Dancing is for everyone!

Dancing and Health: How Getting Down Gets Your Mood Up

Dancing and Health: How Getting Down Gets Your Mood Up

While any aerobic exercise can have this kind of effect on you, dance is one of the best aerobic exercises you have at your disposal for improving both your physical and mental health. Not only can you dance at varying intensities, you're also learning a valuable talent that can aid you later in life. There's also the social aspect of dance that shouldn't be overlooked as meeting others on the dance floor can forge new relationships and give you valuable interaction with others that's also capable of boosting your mood

New Year, New You!

New Year, New You!

Now that 2020 has been heralded in, it's time to take those resolutions out of the drawer and give them another look.  What was on your list?  Get fit?  Lose weight?  Be more social?  Learn new things?  Have more confidence?  Probably one or more of these things are either on your list or in your head.  What if you could take care of all of these resolutions at once?  Ballroom dancing just may be your answer.

Start The New Year Off Dancing!

Start The New Year Off Dancing!

January is the time when we set our best intentions. Maybe we want to exercise more. Maybe we want to lose weight. Maybe we want to spend more time with loved ones. It should come as no surprise that ballroom dancing can help with keeping these types of resolutions. 

Ballroom Dancing - So Much More than Just Dancing

Ballroom Dancing - So Much More than Just Dancing

Ballroom dancing is more than just movement and learning some steps. It's not just about the fancy outfits or the glamour that goes with it. Ballroom dancing is the ability to relate with others on a different level. It's about forming relationships through your struggles or achievements. It's about finding joy in a misstep or how a song moves you. It's about joining hands with strangers that have the same goal in mind- they just want to move! Whether, your ballroom dance experience is as a beginner or a seasoned pro, ultimately, your goals are completely individualistic.

Have you lost it? Find the fun side of life

Have you lost it? Find the fun side of life

There's a certain age when we - you, me, everyone - start to review life and wonder if we've made the right choices. This could be prompted by the proverbial red sports car or a shift in relationships, but it happens to everyone of a certain age. It's nothing to be afraid of, yet what often happens is we realize that our lives have become more responsibility than fun. Where did the fun go? 

Energize and Uplift with Ballroom Dance!

Energize and Uplift with Ballroom Dance!

Dance can help to pull you out of a bad day with a healthy burst of well-choreographed adrenaline. It offers all the benefits of traditional exercise, along with countless added advantages. Learning new steps teases the brain and gives you a challenging, creative workout. And it has a special added ingredient that keeps us coming back for more.

Ballroom dance is ideal for enhancing our mood. While some forms of movement may feel confining to some, the process of discovery and learning in dance can keep practitioners coming back for more.

Dance Your Way into a Happier, Healthier Life

Dance Your Way into a Happier, Healthier Life

There's more to ballroom dancing than the beautiful gowns and competitions you see on TV. Whether you're tempted by Tango or looking for a social Samba, dance has plenty of benefits to go around.

Five Ways That Ballroom Dancing Can Reduce Your Stress

In today’s fast-paced, busy world there are many things that can cause us stress: work, family, money or emergencies just to name a few. However, before your health is influenced by the negative effects of stress, you must learn to relax and let it all go. There are numerous ways to reduce your stress—but none are as enjoyable and expressive as ballroom dancing.

Research Studies Reveals Ballroom Dancing Reduces Risk of Dementia

Currently, there are 5.4 million people in America with Alzheimer's.  With one in eight seniors predicted to develop the disease, those numbers could explode as lifespans lengthen.  Could ballroom dancing be the key to decreasing those numbers?  

Double-amputees and blind man show off ballroom dancing skills on Brtiain's version of "Dancing with the Stars"

Okay, everyone, no more excuses -- if these ladies and gentlemen can learn ballroom dancing, you can too. During an annual charity episode of the British TV show "Strictly Come Dancing," four paraolympians paired with professional ballroom dance partners and took to the stage. Double amputees Nathan Stephens, Hannah Cockroft and Martine Wright joined blind soccer player David Clarke onstage to compete in

Ballroom Dancing Without Legs?

If you are a fan of “Dancing With the Stars,” you have probably heard of Amy Purdy, a Paralympic bronze medalist snowboarder and double-amputee who is competing on the show this season. In the first week alone, she proved she was going to be a real competitor by tying for third place despite dancing on two prosthetic legs

Dance Lessons-A Smart Investment In Your Total Health

Ed was in a car accident and suffered a brain injury. As he recuperated at home, he needed something to do with his spare time. His physical therapist suggested that he try dance lessons. Ed's first lesson was somewhat comical as he struggled to get his feet to cooperate with the dance instructor's instructions