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Introductory Dance Lesson
Words cannot explain the
joy of ballroom dancing. It must be experienced! We
have made it easy for you to experience the motion,
enjoy the music and feel the rhythm. Your first
introductory lesson is one on one with our instructors
and it is absolutely FREE.
Whether you are a
beginner, intermediate or advanced, we have programs
that cater to your needs. We offer group and private
lessons at your leisure.
INTRODUCTORY OFFER includes:
- Learn the basics of
a dance
- Full Dance
Evaluation and
- Recommendation
- Experienced
instructors that go at your pace
- No Partner
necessary (but feel free to bring any)
- Scheduling
available 7 days a week to meet your busy schedule
- Have fun
Benefits of Dance include:
The
healthful exercise produced by dancing will help you
reduce weight or avoid obesity and the two most common
risk factors associated with obesity, high blood
pressure and diabetes. Frequent ballroom dancing will
build and maintain your physical stamina to a level
equal to that of avid athletes.
General Benefits
You will find many profits, many
benefits, and many enhancements to life if ballroom
dancing is your avocation, pastime, or hobby. You will
find an enhanced appreciation of music and its rhythms.
You will experience an increased sense of balance, and a
more fluid movement in walking and running.
Dancing
with a partner in harmony with good music will help you
develop a more open, understanding, responsive, and
supportive relationship with your partner and with
others. Your outlook on life will become more positive.
While
all dancing has its value, there will be several
completely memorable dances in one's life. A time when
the partner, the music, the movement all come together
in a sense of achievement and pleasure that stays in
memory.
Physical Benefits
Physical exercise is essential to
maintenance of good health - especially your
heart. Ballroom dancing is a great body conditioner,
even if done on a near-weekly basis. If done on a
regular basis, such as two to three times a week, it
becomes quite a beneficial activity. It will increase
that mid-afternoon stamina needed on the job, it will
develop that circulatory "second-heart," strengthen your
legs, and will generally tone the body over all. As
mentioned before, walking and body movement will be
easier, more balanced, and more fluid, with greater
flexibility in axis of movement.
The
healthful exercise produced by dancing will help you
reduce weight or avoid obesity and the two most common
risk factors associated with obesity, high blood
pressure and diabetes. Frequent ballroom dancing will
build and maintain your physical stamina to a level
equal to that of avid athletes.
Mental Benefits
Mentally, dancing serves as
a wonderful stress relief. A busy day of pressure melts
into the background when evening brings dancing in the
arms of another and pursuing the muse with dance? Sleep
that night is sound and relished.
Becoming
a competent dancer will provide an excellent learning
experience in planning, goal setting, discipline,
achievement, self-confidence, assuredness, and pride in
your abilities. These favorable attributes will
transfer to other aspects of you life as well.
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Social Benefits
A good dancer is a definite plus to social occasions -
especially the men. If a man takes the time to become a
skilled and confident, but not overly forceful leader,
every lady in the room will appreciate his presence. A
good dancer does not need to be handsome to be popular.
Similarly, a lady who is a good dancer radiates grace
and charm, regardless of whether she is a physical
beauty.
Good dancing and good
dancers heighten the atmosphere of an event. The whole
affair goes more smoothly when there is competent
dancing.
In business and
professional life, a person can lend to their acceptance
and belonging by the ability to dance. Dancing well
labels you as a leader. On many social occasions it is
almost essential to be able to dance well.
As a ballroom dancer you
will make many new friends and will find that ballroom
dancers are wonderful people. Ballroom dancing will add
a new and very beneficial dimension to your life. It is
a lifetime social skill that will provide much joy
during your entire life.
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Sociability - Dancing contains a social
component that solitary fitness endeavors
don't. It gives you an opportunity to develop
strong social ties which contribute to
self-esteem and a positive outlook (see Mayo
Clinic Health Letter, February 1992)* |
Health
benefits and risks to dancing depend on how much
oomph you put into it. Different types of
dance require varying amount of energy.* |
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Calories
- Dancing can burn as many calories as walking,
swimming or riding a bicycle. During a half
hour of sustained dancing you can burn between
200 and 400 calories. One factor that
determines how many calories you'll expend is
distance. In one study, researchers attached
pedometers to square dancers and found each
person covered nearly five miles in a single
evening.* |
Cardiovascular conditioning - Regular
exercise can lead to a slower heart rate, lower
blood pressure and an improved cholesterol
profile (see Medical Essay, June 1991).
Experts typically recommend 30 to 40 minutes of
continuous activity three to four times a week.
Dancing may not provide all the conditioning you
need, but it can help. The degree of
cardiovascular conditioning depends on how
vigorously you dance, how long you dance
continuously and how regularly you do it.* |
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Strong bones - The side-to-side movements of
many dances strengthen your weight bearing bones
(tibia, fibula and femur) and can help prevent
or slow loss of bone mass (osteoporosis).* |
Rehabilitation - If you're recovering from
heart or knee surgery, movement may be part of
your rehabilitation. Dancing is a positive
alternative to aerobic dance or jogging.* |
*Source:
1994, Mayo Clinic Health
Letter
If you have heart disease
or other medical concerns, check with your doctor before
taking up dance as a new activity. Then follow these
steps:
Warm up - Before
starting to dance, spend a few minutes stretching.
Practice a few dance steps to prepare your muscles for
activity.
Ease into the pace
- Begin with slower, less demanding rhythms and build up
to faster tempos. Easing into activities lessens the
chance of pulling or straining a muscle.
Know your limits
- Take breaks from dancing if you feel undue fatigue or
shortness of breath. If necessary, sit out the next
number.
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