Dance Vs. The Mind And Body

My whole life has been of dirty mirrors, old ballet shoes, and ripped tights. I was 5 years old and a beginner at a dance academy. I didn’t quite know what dance was when I got in, I thought it was just a place to spend time in and just enjoy the music they played. Over the years I learned that dance is way more than just a hobby or a place to go when you are bored. It is art, you are the one making art. Your feelings are the story to your dance, and your moves are the music. People will see your pain or happiness through these ways. Dance is not just a hobby, it’s an art, it’s something that you don’t actually have to throw music at when the steps and feelings you add are the music to your dance.

A 2017 study found that more dancers had positive changes in mood than any other sport. Not unlike a "runner's high," rhythmic movement has been shown to trigger the release of endorphins, which can boost your mood. As much of a mental exercise as a physical one, dancing keeps the mind sharp. In adolescent females, a regular dance class positively impacted their mental health. A study by the American Medical Association found that adolescent girls had more positive thoughts and felt more confidence after dancing. They reported better feelings about their overall health after participating in structured dance classes that focused on enjoying movement rather than perfection and performance

According to Hannah J. from learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org, “This is despite the fact that dancers have just as rigorous training regimes as rugby players do, for example. Dance improves strength and stamina just as much as football and skiing do.” This is true because it is really hard to train and memorize things in dance such as your routines. Also, if you ever have seen Misty Copeland, you can tell that she has been training really hard for a long time because she has a lot of muscles and she is extraordinary at dancing. Since I do dance, I have noticed a difference in my shape and my stamina due to my training. Next, Hannah says, “Dance has an overall goal or objective to win and tell a story (just like a runner who wants to beat a time, or a footballer who wants to score goals).” So, this is something I agree with because they are showing emotion to the audience when dancing but they are also trying to show as much talent and emotion as they can because that is what will make them win. The emotional

Dance is the beginning of the unit and therefore serves as an introduction to mental and emotions.

In an article by Maria Barrios, she expresses the importance and benefits of dancing. She points out that certain types of dance can be a fun total body workout. I definitely agree because of my personal experience with dancing. After an hour long dance class I feel sweaty and tired then a few minutes later I feel energized like I could do it again. Barrios also points out that dance not only benefits your body but also your mentality.

Just like any other sport, there are many different groups inside of the dance community. You can treat dance as doing it for fun, a club, a hobby, a serious passion or a career. You can do the same thing with all other sports as well.

Those who love deeply never grow old; they may die of old age; but they die young. And dancing can reveal all the mystery that music conceals because dance is a song of the body, either of joy or pain. Stifling an urge to dance is bad for your health — it rusts your spirit and your hips.

Dance is not only physically asset but also a mental challenge. There is the pressure of performance, there is the pressure to remember and get all your steps right in order to improve, and also as a dancer you are constantly working on technique so that everything is perfect. As you can see, dance

Hui, E., Chui, B. T. K., & Woo, J. (2009). Effects of dance on physical and psychological well-being in older persons. Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 49(1), e45-e50.

Dance is still a means of representing and expressing particular emotions or experienes; however, I might add that its applications extend beyond entertainment and can serve a more rigorous agenda.

My senior year I got into band and became a majorette.Being a majorette had changed a lot of things it pushes me to keep everything up and together.When I dance I stop thinking about all my problems.I let them out and it's just for once the world make sense and everything is better.I feel that without dancing sometimes I can over stress myself and make things harder than there

Dance has been a natural movement form since the beginning of time. The origin of dance is unknown, just as the knowledge of the benefits of dance are unknown to many in our society. Many people do not enjoy dancing and also do not fully understand the positive benefits that come from dancing. Researchers such as Edwards, Duberg, and many more have found countless mental and emotional benefits of dance that originate from movement patterns, brain connections, and even expressions of emotion. Many are aware of the physical benefits of dance, but beyond the physical benefits of dance, there are also emotional and mental benefits that come from dance as well.

A dance physiologist, Dr. Peter Lovett, has once stated that, “dancing is good for us physically and emotionally while there

Dance therapy can be helpful to a wide range of patients--from psychiatric patients to those with cancer to lonely elderly people. Dance therapy is often an easy way for a person to express emotions, even when his or her experience is so traumatic he or she can't talk about it. It is frequently used with rape victims and survivors of sexual abuse and incest. It can also help people with physical deficits improve their self-esteem and learn balance and coordination.

First, dancing is one of my favorites hobbies. For centuries, dance manuals and other writings have lauded the health benefits of dancing, usually as physical exercise. We've