Dance Groups are Key to Good Health
Posted: Monday, January 11, 2010
by Brian Akers
Greatlife Dance Club
The quality of a person's social life could have an even greater impact than diet and exercise on their health and well-being. The research in dancing or attending regular ballroom dancing classes and social events shows that membership of social dancing groups have a positive impact on health and well-being.
There is growing evidence that being a member of a social ballroom dancing group can significantly reduce the risk of health conditions that are commonly spoken about in the media. This highlights the importance of belonging to a range of social dancing groups, of hanging onto social dance groups and of building new social dance groups in dealing with life changes. There have been studies that show evens one's increased affluence will have no impact in the pursuit of increased happiness or good health. It has been said that most people in the developed world were no happier than people were in the 1950's when money was scarce and affluence was hard to obtain. Today a typical twenty five year old is between three to ten times more likely to suffer major psychological problems compared to the 1950's when they were less affluent. Also comsumerism and the pressure to succeed is creating an epidemic of unhappiness for people who are incapable of realising that certain desirable things in life are unattainable, and the inability to disengage from important but unreachable life goals maybe more common in our modern society. This explains the fundamental disappointment of modern life, the discovery that satisfaction of our desires for comfort, safety and material well-being do not reliably lead to personal well-being.
Humans are naturally highly social and crave the comfort of knowing they are valued members of a group that share experiences and emotions. The important thing is depth, the building up of relationships with people you know or the place you know or the job you do. One of easiest ways of securing long term happiness is to take up an activity that involves making friends. Taking group class lessons in ballroom dancing is a great way of creating and securing friendships. In today's world the fun of partner dancing in groups and the physical exercise combined create on of the most effective stress releases of any recreational activity.
Ballroom dancing clubs are the perfect environment to meet new friends and are warm and friendly places. Ballroom dancing provides an ideal social climate in which to meet new groups of people. Learning to ballroom dance is a skill that will stay with you for the rest of your life, the benefit of being able to continuously meet new groups of people will never disappear. In today's negative pressure cooker world we live in, exercise and the fun of social partner dancing together create the best stress releases for all ages.
Social ballroom dancing provides a relaxed atmosphere for both men and women to gather together and develop friendships and sometimes relationships. Social ballroom and latin dancing is a way to help you dress up and have a great time. Going out dancing and taking group class dance lessons allows you to forget about work and other problems life throws at us and focus on fun and friendship at any age.
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More commentsI am not much of a dancer, but I enjoyed your point of view on how dancing can relate to our lives. Interesting article.Please log in to respond to this comment.
I agree with you. Thank you for sharing.Please log in to respond to this comment.
Maybe for a older crowd I can see how it would benefit well unless you are passionate about dancing I am Kind of some.Please log in to respond to this comment.
Brian,I have enjoy you article, I do love dancing it is the most fun activity for us,I have been dancing for many years, let me tell you it is envigorating to the human body.Thank you so much for the reminder.Please log in to respond to this comment.
Thanks for sharing this. Dance is defiantly a good way to stay in shape.Please log in to respond to this comment.
I started with square dancing as a child, then went quickly to ball room dancing. It sends you, it enlivens you. It puts you in a different place. This is not just a physical or musical experience, it is transcendent.Please log in to respond to this comment.
Hi Brian,Thank you for this wonderful article! My sister took a dance class on last year and raved about the results that it had; as she was looking for a way to inject something new into her routinous lifestyle!I found the following line to be quite informative: "The highest level of happiness comes when people can give a wider meaning to their empty lives."We should all utilize it as a mantra...Please log in to respond to this comment.
Key to Good Health! Very interesting - thanks for sharingPlease log in to respond to this comment.
I love to dance around my house, it is great for you body and soul. Music and dance are a center piece to happiness and celebration of lifes moments. I hope you start a movement to encourage more males to dance.Please log in to respond to this comment.
What a great article. Thanks so much.I will be sending the link to my clients.Please log in to respond to this comment.
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