Reasons to Dance

Why Scientists Agree that Dancing is the best Way to Get Fit and Live Longer...Click here for MORE info
Why Dancing is the Best Thing You Can Do for Your Body
Dance floors tend to be sweaty places for a reason. All of those shimmies and shakes ...Click Here for MORE...

Dancing can reverse the signs of aging in the brain by  

Dr Rehfeld concludes with advice that could get us up out of our seats and dancing to our favorite beat.  Click HERE for more info

Dancing Can Make You Smarter

Use It or Lose It: Dancing Makes You Smarter, Longer.


Richard Powers


For centuries, dance manuals and other writings have lauded the health benefits of dancing, usually as physical exercise.  More recently we've seen research on further health benefits of dancing, such as stress reduction and increased serotonin level, with its sense of well-being.


Most recently we've heard of another benefit:  Frequent dancing apparently makes us smarter.


A major study added to the growing evidence that stimulating one's mind by dancing can ward off Alzheimer's disease and other dementia, much as physical exercise can keep the body fit.  Dancing also increases cognitive acuity at all ages. CLICK HERE for More info...

The Best Means of Avoiding Alzheimer's Is Dance?

That seems to be the gist of a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The research, led by neurologist Dr. Joe Verghese at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, followed elderly subjects over an impressive 21-year period...more...

According to a study published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Journal, people who are physically active can slow down their brain's aging process. Neuroscientists behind this study say that dancing is the most effective physical activityRead more...
 

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