{"id":1953,"date":"2016-06-23T16:28:50","date_gmt":"2016-06-23T16:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/?p=1953"},"modified":"2025-03-19T07:56:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T11:56:03","slug":"dancing-is-good-for-you-in-another-way-it-makes-you-smarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/blog\/lifestyle-self-improvement\/dancing-is-good-for-you-in-another-way-it-makes-you-smarter\/","title":{"rendered":"How Dancing Can Make You Smarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You know us. We\u2019ll do anything to get you dancing and we\u2019ve often spoken of the many benefits of dance \u2013 better physical conditioning, better balance, a happier social life and the sense of community and family you get at Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studios.<\/p>\n<p>Well, we want to let you in on a little secret. Dancing is good for you in another way \u2013 it makes you smarter.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, we\u2019re for real. According to Psychology Today (and we quote): \u201cDancing improves brain function on a variety of levels. Two recent studies show how different types of practice allow dancers to achieve peak performance by blending cerebral and cognitive thought processes with muscle memory and \u2018proprioception\u2019 held in the cerebellum. Through regular aerobic training that incorporates some type of dance at least once a week anyone can maximize his or her brain function.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Move your body, build your brain. What\u2019s not to like here?<\/p>\n<p>Dancing frees the spirit and provides a wonderful outlet that includes setting and meeting goals \u2013 through our Fred Astaire Trophy System \u2013 and with our many competitions and showcases. Our practice parties open you up to new dance partners and friends.<\/p>\n<p>So what are you waiting for? The smart people are dancing. They\u2019re growing fit and happy. They\u2019re getting smarter. And they\u2019re waiting for you to join them. Stop in or call us today for more information about our group and private ballroom dance instruction in all styles (foxtrot, rumba, tango, waltz) of ballroom dance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know us. We\u2019ll do anything to get you dancing and we\u2019ve often spoken of the many benefits of dance \u2013 better physical conditioning, better balance, a happier social life and the sense of community and family you get at Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studios. Well, we want to let you in on a little [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":230,"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-1953","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\/1953","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\/230"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1953\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/schererville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}