Most people are aware of dance as a performing art on stage, screen and media, but dancing can also be a social activity, a form of physical fitness, or a prime means of expressing cultural heritage and identity..
Dancing can be a way to stay fit for people of all ages, shapes and sizes.
It has a wide range of physical and mental benefits including: improved condition of your heart and lungs. increased muscular strength, endurance and motor fitness..
Dancing allows one to express oneself.
A sense of community is found within the dance.
Dancing provides physical/mental refreshment and relaxation.
Laughter and fun—dancing can provide a lot of entertainment..
A second implication is that “dance,” as a term, has no content.
It is not inherently anything—neither good nor bad; helpful nor harmful.
There is no paradigmatic technique or form.
There is no “essence” of dance, and no one way in which dance appears as dance to everyone everywhere.
Incorporating Modern Dance into a young dancer’s ballet training is essential if you are wanting to develop a well-rounded dancer and performer.
It is difficult these days to find a Ballet company that isn’t adding contemporary works to their repertoire.
Any exercise can raise your spirits by raising the endorphins or so called feel good chemicals.
This can lighten your mood and reduce the risk of depression.
Dancing will keep your mind active.
It will improve circulation to the brain and help stimulate the memory by remembering all the steps.
Almost seven-eighths of the way through “Why Dance Matters,” her smart, bracing book of reflection, analysis, memoir and history, Mindy Aloff finally admits:
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