WHY CHOOSE DANCE? 5 Reasons to Choose Dance Parents are always looking for ways to get their children involved in positive extracurricular activities that not only their kids enjoy, but ones that have a positive impact on their social, emotional, and physical well being. Enrolling your child in dance classes not only teaches dance technique, but also gives children the opportunity to learn in a group setting, develop a positive self-image, build friendships, work as part of a team, and develop poise, discipline, and performance ability. Dance teaches children life lessons through a beautiful, creative art form that gives children something to be focused on and passionate about. We all know that finding your passion early on in life gives your life direction and leads children to be goal-setting, high achieving individuals, as well as role models for their peers. Dancing helps children feel more joyful and confident and also allows them to express other emotions they may be feeling in a supportive, non-risk atmosphere. Here are 5 more reasons why choosing dance is the right choice. 1. Physical Dancing provides many physical benefits including cardio exercise, weight control, increased energy, flexibility, muscle tone, balance, coordination, posture and body awareness. 2. Mental Dancing has been demonstrated to be clinically effective at improving body self-image, confidence, self-esteem and increased attentiveness. Dancing can also reduce stress, fears and anxieties as well as lessen feelings of isolation, body tension, chronic pain and depression. Remembering sometimes complex dance moves and choreography enhances cognitive learning and has been shown to help reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in old age. 3. Emotional Dancing helps people feel more joyful and confident and also allows them to express such issues as anger, frustration and loss that may be too difficult to express verbally. 4. Social Dancing in a group helps to bring people out of isolation, increase communication skills and create powerful emotional social bonds to generate the good feelings that come from being with others. 5. FUN Dancing is just plain fun. It is fun to learn, fun to perform and even fun to just watch. There are many more reasons why dance is a good choice for a physical activity but this list shows you just the top 5. We are sure you will find many more reasons of your own when you choose dance for you or your child
Posted on: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 04:49:38 +0000
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