BENEFITS OF LINE DANCING
PHYSICAL, MENTAL & EMOTIONAL WELLNESS
Those of us who are already line dancers know the benefits. It isn't simply getting some exercise. While many may start out with taking a session of classes for four to eight weeks, many find themselves becoming addicted to line dancing because they love the music., the confidence that grows from mastering a dance, the friendships that start to form and more. If you are someone who is thinking about joining a line dance class below are some great reasons. For those of you already line dancing know that you are doing one of the best activities you can for total body wellness.
Dancing is a unique form of exercise because it provides the heart-healthy benefits of an aerobic exercise while also allowing you to engage in a social activity. This is especially stimulating to the mind and one 21 year study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found dancing can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of Dementia in the elderly. Another study even suggested that you ditch the gym and take up dancing as it ticks all the boxes. Line dancing may surprise you with all it has to offer, and how it can benefit you and your mental/physical health. Many people love to line dance. It is fun, good exercise and is a great form of dance all on its own. But line dancing can also be a fund way to improve your dancing skills. The same skills learned in dancing will apply to any form of partner dancing. Here is a list of benefits to take up line dancing.
1. Teach you to dance. If you can't dance by yourself, how can you possibly expect to dance with a partner? Line dancing teaches you to actually move your body.
2. Improve your Balance: teaches you how to maintain you own balance while moving to the beat
3. Help you Find the Beat: Oh a big one. Staying on the beat ( on time ) is critical in any dance whether by yourself or with someone else. Learning to find the beat and timing of any dance is critical.
4. Teach you basic footwork: Learn how to do triple steps, turns and spins, rocking steps, and many other steps that you will use in every form of dance.
5. Improve you confidence. Helps overcomes feeling of having " two left feet " Offers sense of pride and accomplishment and improves your coordination.
6. Provide you with a dance outlet whether you have a partner or not. Today it seem there is a line dance for just about any song you can think of. If not, many line dances are timed that they can fit multiple songs providing you many dance opportunities.
7. Provide you a way to practice. You always hear that practice is necessary to improving you dance but you may not exactly how to, or what to practice. Line dances are perfect structured means to practice dance technique.
8. By attending a dance class you interact with other dancers and it also gets you away from the television for a hour or two. Classes are aimed at Complete Beginners, Beginners, Improver and Intermediate. For those who are really fit and love a challenge there is even Advance level.
So if what you have read interests you then come along and join in a class. Find out what line dancers have known for many years. Forget the old fashioned country image as Line dancing these days teaches dances to different types of music. While we still do dance to country music you are more likely to find yourself dancing to music from the top 20 like artist Charlie Puth singing Marvin Gaye and many other songs your children are listening too. As one lady's Grandaughter said to her grandmother you are never dancing to Marvin Gaye the song is just out. The Grandaughter was well impressed Granny was dancing to Marvin Gaye. Line dancing is suitable for all age groups so come along and join in the fun.
Those of us who are already line dancers know the benefits. It isn't simply getting some exercise. While many may start out with taking a session of classes for four to eight weeks, many find themselves becoming addicted to line dancing because they love the music., the confidence that grows from mastering a dance, the friendships that start to form and more. If you are someone who is thinking about joining a line dance class below are some great reasons. For those of you already line dancing know that you are doing one of the best activities you can for total body wellness.
Dancing is a unique form of exercise because it provides the heart-healthy benefits of an aerobic exercise while also allowing you to engage in a social activity. This is especially stimulating to the mind and one 21 year study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found dancing can reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of Dementia in the elderly. Another study even suggested that you ditch the gym and take up dancing as it ticks all the boxes. Line dancing may surprise you with all it has to offer, and how it can benefit you and your mental/physical health. Many people love to line dance. It is fun, good exercise and is a great form of dance all on its own. But line dancing can also be a fund way to improve your dancing skills. The same skills learned in dancing will apply to any form of partner dancing. Here is a list of benefits to take up line dancing.
1. Teach you to dance. If you can't dance by yourself, how can you possibly expect to dance with a partner? Line dancing teaches you to actually move your body.
2. Improve your Balance: teaches you how to maintain you own balance while moving to the beat
3. Help you Find the Beat: Oh a big one. Staying on the beat ( on time ) is critical in any dance whether by yourself or with someone else. Learning to find the beat and timing of any dance is critical.
4. Teach you basic footwork: Learn how to do triple steps, turns and spins, rocking steps, and many other steps that you will use in every form of dance.
5. Improve you confidence. Helps overcomes feeling of having " two left feet " Offers sense of pride and accomplishment and improves your coordination.
6. Provide you with a dance outlet whether you have a partner or not. Today it seem there is a line dance for just about any song you can think of. If not, many line dances are timed that they can fit multiple songs providing you many dance opportunities.
7. Provide you a way to practice. You always hear that practice is necessary to improving you dance but you may not exactly how to, or what to practice. Line dances are perfect structured means to practice dance technique.
8. By attending a dance class you interact with other dancers and it also gets you away from the television for a hour or two. Classes are aimed at Complete Beginners, Beginners, Improver and Intermediate. For those who are really fit and love a challenge there is even Advance level.
So if what you have read interests you then come along and join in a class. Find out what line dancers have known for many years. Forget the old fashioned country image as Line dancing these days teaches dances to different types of music. While we still do dance to country music you are more likely to find yourself dancing to music from the top 20 like artist Charlie Puth singing Marvin Gaye and many other songs your children are listening too. As one lady's Grandaughter said to her grandmother you are never dancing to Marvin Gaye the song is just out. The Grandaughter was well impressed Granny was dancing to Marvin Gaye. Line dancing is suitable for all age groups so come along and join in the fun.