An active life and sports activities help to stay in shape, develop physical capabilities and always be in a good mood. Ballroom dancing strengthens muscles, makes the body pliable and flexible. You can come to the dance hall at any age.
Sports ballroom dancing consists of two programs: "Latin American" and "European". The first teaches to dance rumba, drive, cha-cha-cha, samba and paso-doble, and the second teaches foxtrot, quickstet, Viennese and slow waltz, tango. Choreographers are advised to send children over 6 years old to ballroom dancing.
How does ballroom dancing affect health?
Dancing strengthens health: they train muscles, the vestibular apparatus, improve the functioning of the lungs and heart. Exercise helps to get rid of extra pounds and gain an ideal figure and graceful gait. All the dancers notice that shortness of breath disappears, the skin acquires a healthy appearance, the mood rises, and the feeling of fatigue, which previously appeared after minor physical exertion, disappears.
Ballroom dancing has a positive effect on the musculoskeletal system. The most important thing is not to overdo it in the first lessons, but to increase the load gradually. Dancing will help get rid of stoop, pain in the neck and back, and develop coordination of movements.
The benefits of ballroom dancing for kids
Ballroom dancing has a positive effect on the health of not only an adult, but also a child. Children learn to control their bodies, “stiffness” and clumsiness disappear. Classes teach discipline, give self-confidence.
Dancing teaches neatness, good taste and respect for the opposite sex. Parents who once brought a child to the dance hall notice that he has become more attentive to his appearance: he monitors the cleanliness of his clothes, hair, and tries to dress tastefully. Over time, girls become graceful girls, and boys become attentive gentlemen.
Dancers constantly participate in competitions, this teaches them to compete with dignity, to become independent and self-confident.
Classes help you feel the rhythm and hear the melody. Dancers can quickly and easily adapt to any composition. Another positive side of ballroom dancing is its low injury rate. If you follow the safety rules and listen to the coach, the risk of injury is very low.
Children and adults involved in ballroom dancing develop not only their bodies, but also their souls. Their inner world becomes thinner, they begin to perceive others in a different way and become open to other people. Ballroom dancing is new acquaintances and interesting communication, freedom of thinking and movement, excellent control of your own body.
