{"id":2134,"date":"2014-06-02T19:16:49","date_gmt":"2014-06-02T19:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/?p=2134"},"modified":"2014-06-02T19:16:49","modified_gmt":"2014-06-02T19:16:49","slug":"why-dancing-is-great-for-self-confidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/blog\/uncategorized\/why-dancing-is-great-for-self-confidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Dancing is Great for Self-Confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever witnessed a dancesport competition?\u00a0 Or watched an episode of \u201cDancing With The Stars?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The dancers grab your attention by moving gracefully &amp; confidently across the dance floor.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re like most people, you probably thought \u201cWow! I wish I could move &amp; carry myself that way!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well, are you ready for some good news? You can!<\/p>\n<p>Learning to dance is not only an excellent way to physically improve your health, but can boost your emotions, as well! Dancing has shown to increase self-confidence and self-esteem by providing an expressive outlet and the opportunity to learn something new and fun! Whether it\u2019s through toning your body, mastering a new move, or just building up the courage to ask a new person to dance, dancing provides many avenues for boosting self confidence.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2135 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2015\/06\/Confidence-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"Confidence\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many people secretly would love to learn to dance, but they let their fear of looking silly, being around new people, or possibly doing something uncomfortable get in the way. Here\u2019s the thing &#8212; so often all it takes is showing up, and then overcoming that fear and stepping out onto the dance floor to kick the self esteem into motion. We\u2019ve seen it time and again: people take a chance by learning something new and then realize they are more courageous and capable than they ever imagined!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We love hearing contestants on shows like \u201cDancing with the Stars\u201d share stories about how dancing increased their self confidence and self esteem, because we see it every day! Candace Cameron Bure, well known for her role as DJ Tanner on the hit show \u201cFull House,\u201d competed on DWTS during season 18. She recently shared with People Magazine that while on the show she felt her insecurities becoming less and less important as the weeks went on. \u201cI\u2019m trusting and believing that my confidence will shine through more and more,\u201d she said.<br \/>\nHere are a few ways that you can gain confidence through learning to dance:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ctl00_cpContent_ctl00_NewsPanel\">\n<ul>\n<li>Making mistakes and learning from them!<\/li>\n<li>Asking a new partner to dance during your class<\/li>\n<li>Mastering a new move or dance that you have been struggling with<\/li>\n<li>Improving your overall health and fitness<\/li>\n<li>Meeting new people<\/li>\n<li>Learning about different cultures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you\u2019re learning to dance something new, you can stop worrying or comparing and simply \u201cdance your own dance.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever witnessed a dancesport competition?\u00a0 Or watched an episode of \u201cDancing With The Stars?\u201d The dancers grab your attention by moving gracefully &amp; confidently across the dance floor. If you\u2019re like most people, you probably thought \u201cWow! I wish I could move &amp; carry myself that way!\u201d Well, are you ready for some [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,22,19,23,24,25,26,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ballroom-dances","category-dance-info-news-trends","category-dance-lessons","category-lifestyle-self-improvement","category-nutrition-health","category-romance-relationships","category-staying-young","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2134\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/morristown\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}