{"id":1098,"date":"2015-08-15T21:06:13","date_gmt":"2015-08-15T21:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/?p=1098"},"modified":"2015-08-15T21:06:13","modified_gmt":"2015-08-15T21:06:13","slug":"the-incredible-benefits-of-dancing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/blog\/lifestyle-self-improvement\/the-incredible-benefits-of-dancing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Incredible Benefits of Dancing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"sjDANCEco\"<\/a>Dancing . . . can breathe new life into a tired soul; make a spirit soar; unleash locked-away creativity; unite generations and cultures; inspire new romances or rekindle old ones; trigger long-forgotten memories; and turn sadness into joy . . . . 1 Dancing in itself is pleasurable enough, but this
\npleasure is easily multiplied many times over. All it takes is a few moments to discover and reflect upon the extraordinary significance of dance, both historically and today, and its powerful life-supporting, life-enhancing benefits.
\nDance is an absolute expression of the whole human being. Fred Astaire Dance Studios (including our dance studio of Schererville) is the only dance\u00a0company maintaining that concept at the core of its philosophy. We know that dance is an activity capable of enhancing all aspects of life.<\/p>\n

Our knowledge of this value, acquired through many years of experience in teaching dance, is reinforced by expert research showing that dance is the one activity that can improve so many features of a person\u2019s life:\u00a0their physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being.<\/p>\n

Physical Benefits<\/span><\/strong>
\nFitness
\nCoordination
\nBalance
\nOrgan Conditoning (heart, lungs, skin)
\nFlexibility
\nStrength
\nEndurance
\nSleep
\nPosture
\nReaction\/Response Time
\nBone Health
\nReduced Illness & Injury<\/p>\n

Mental Benefits<\/span><\/strong>
\nIntellectual Stimulation
\nCalculation & Planning
\nListening
\nSequential Learning
\nPatterns
\nSpatial development
\nMotivation to Learn
\nMental Flexibility & Problem Solving
\nHolistic Thinking (Right & Left Brain Inclusion)
\nArts Appreciation
\nTask Performance (Career, Hobby, Academic, & Chores)
\nMusicality & Rhythmic Expression
\nCreative Expression
\nImagination
\nInnovation
\nMemory
\nFocus
\nEmotional Benefits<\/span><\/strong>
\nFun
\nConfidence & Poise
\nSelf-Esteem & Sense of Accomplishment
\nSelf-Discipline
\nPersistence
\nMental Relaxation
\nAccuracy
\nOpenness to New Ideas
\nOverall Good Mood
\nSocial Benefits
\nFriendship
\nRomance
\nCooperation
\nTeamwork
\nIndividual & Group Exploration
\nCommunication
\nTravel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dancing . . . can breathe new life into a tired soul; make a spirit soar; unleash locked-away creativity; unite generations and cultures; inspire new romances or rekindle old ones; trigger long-forgotten memories; and turn sadness into joy . . . . 1 Dancing in itself is pleasurable enough, but this pleasure is easily multiplied […]<\/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":[23,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle-self-improvement","category-nutrition-health"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1098","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1098\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}