{"id":1348,"date":"2015-11-02T10:06:40","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T10:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/?p=1348"},"modified":"2025-04-08T12:45:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T16:45:44","slug":"alzheimers-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/blog\/dance-info-news-trends\/alzheimers-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Alzheimer\u2019s Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Among the three biggest health benefits of dancing is the knowledge that it\u2019s the best activity for cognitive memory, helping to reduce the risk of memory loss and memory-related disease.<\/p>\n

This month, which is known nationally as Alzheimer\u2019s Awareness Month, we at Fred Astaire Dance Studio focus on the benefits of dance, be they physical, social or mental.<\/p>\n

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan designated November<\/strong> as National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. At that time, fewer than 2 million Americans had Alzheimer’s; today, the number of people with the disease has soared to nearly 5.4 million.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a peek into the many major benefits of dancing<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Physical benefits:<\/strong> dancing is a non-impact aerobic activity that\u2019s great for your heart. Plus, dancing builds flexibility and balance, and it\u2019s fun so you\u2019re more likely stick with it than, say, a less enticing exercise like a treadmill.<\/p>\n

Social benefits:<\/strong> Dancing forces you to connect with others. It may be your spouse or a friend; regardless, you’re making a connection. We’re on our phones and social media and computers all the time that we’re not communicating with people. On the dance floor, you are able to make a connection with somebody. Dancing is safe physical contact that reminds us of the power of touch.<\/p>\n

Mental benefits:<\/strong> Dance promotes relaxation. Stress relief. You will forget about what happened at work and what’s going on with the kids. But even more, the long-term benefits show that ballroom dancing is the best activity for prevention of dementia and Alzheimers, better than crossword puzzles. You have to think while you\u2019re moving your feet!<\/p>\n

When somebody gets kicked off a dance show like Dancing With The Stars, they say \u2018this is the best experience of my life\u2019 because they feel so connected. The feel-good endorphins from the physical activity are coursing through them and they\u2019re happy, relaxed, motivated.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to be a celebrity on a national TV show to experience all the benefits of dance. Just step into our studio. The rest will happen effortlessly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Among the three biggest health benefits of dancing is the knowledge that it\u2019s the best activity for cognitive memory, helping to reduce the risk of memory loss and memory-related disease. This month, which is known nationally as Alzheimer\u2019s Awareness Month, we at Fred Astaire Dance Studio focus on the benefits of dance, be they physical, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dance-info-news-trends"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1348"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1348\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/bloomfield-hills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}