{"id":5894,"date":"2019-03-29T05:39:15","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T09:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/wyckoff\/?page_id=5894"},"modified":"2023-07-24T13:49:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T17:49:30","slug":"benefits-dance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/wyckoff\/benefits-of-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance Offers So Many Benefits!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Benefits of Dance<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dance Offers So Many Benefits!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Ballroom dance provides a unique and powerful combination of physical exertion, mental stimulation, and social interaction \u2013 it can bring so much to your life! With dance, you can get a great workout, enhance your self-confidence, enrich your social life, reduce stress and alleviate depression, and promote relaxation. Best of all, ballroom dance serves as an amazing outlet for creativity, self-expression, and FUN! There\u2019s so many reasons to start dancing \u2013 we challenge you to find a good reason NOT to.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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BALLROOM DANCE IS A GREAT WORK-OUT!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Burn Fat \/ Lose Weight \/ Increase Metabolism.
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Ballroom dancing serves as an effective low-impact aerobic exercise that burns fat and increases your metabolism. In just thirty short minutes of dancing, you could burn between 200-400 calories \u2013 roughly the same amount that you would running or cycling! On top of that, burning those extra 300 or so calories a day can help you lose between \u00bd-1 pound every week, which quickly adds up. In fact, a study published in the Journal of Physiological Anthropology found that dance as exercise is just as effective for losing weight as jogging or cycling. Taking dance classes is also an ideal form of maintenance exercise, meaning that it helps you stay toned and healthy once you\u2019ve reached your goal weight. Finally, since ballroom dance is so much fun, you\u2019re getting all these weight loss benefits without even feeling like you\u2019re working out!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Increase Flexibility.<\/strong><\/p>

Any respectable ballroom dance class will typically start with a few stretching exercises and warm-ups. This is more important than many might realize \u2013 starting any dance session with these movements helps protect against dance-related injury and ultimately preps the dancer so that they can execute dance steps with greater comfort and ease. Beginning dancers will particularly notice that the more they dance, the better their range of motion and flexibility becomes. Increased flexibility improves your dance abilities, improves balance and core strength, and relieves muscle soreness and joint pain after exercise. Ballet and Yoga stretches can also serve as extremely effective pre-dance warm-ups, but to find the best warm-up regimen for you, ask your Fred Astaire Dance Studios instructor for their recommendations.<\/p>

Increase Muscle Strength & Endurance.<\/strong><\/p>

As an exercise, dancing causes a dancer\u2019s muscles to resist their own body weight, contributing to improved muscle strength. The combination of lifts, quick steps, and the twists and turns found in ballroom dancing will all help you develop more muscle strength in your arms, legs, and core as you continue your lessons. Sustained ballroom dance practice also improves your endurance \u2013 over time, your will be able to work longer and harder without succumbing to fatigue. As an exercise, this form of dance is especially effective at building up your endurance. As you work on your routines, you are conditioning almost every muscle of your body. The best part? You\u2019ll look and feel toned, sexy, and strong.<\/p>

Great for All Ages.<\/strong><\/p>

Anyone from children to senior citizens can have fun with ballroom dance. At Fred Astaire Dance Studios, we work with students of all skill levels, ages, and physical abilities. Our instructors will build a custom dance program that\u2019s challenging yet comfortable and specifically tailored to your dance and fitness goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Click the images below to read more about the health benefits of dance:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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