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DANCE 2. Waltzing boosted heart health and improved

- The movement of the body in a rhythmic way, breathing for people with mild to moderate
usually to music and within a given space, for the heart failure as much as stationary cycling
purpose of expressing an idea or emotion, and walking on a treadmill, reported a
releasing energy, or simply taking delight in the circulation:
movement itself. 3. Older Australians who took 10 ballet for
PEOPLE STILL DANCE MAINLY FOR FOUR seniors classes increased their flexibility,
REASONS improved posture, and showed higher energy
1. To please the Gods levels
2. To please the others 4. Dancing, or moving to music with others,
encourages and increases social bonding with
3. To please themselves or self-expression strangers.
4. To build community with an ethnic 5. Dance keeps the history of people alive as
group or social interaction well. Dances are ways a community
celebrates a special event or important date in
Benefits of Dance time.
Physical Benefits
• Develops cardiovascular and muscular ELEMENTS OF DANCE
endurance 1. Space – This is the area the performers occupy
• Improves coordination, balance, and where they move.
flexibility, and body composition Spatial Elements of Space
• Lowers risk of cardiovascular diseases • Direction – Movements can be varied by
• Lowers body mass index doing larger or smaller actions.

• Lowers resting heart rate • Size – Movements can be varied by doing

larger or smaller actions.
• Improves lipid metabolism
• Level – Movements can be done in a high,
• Enable joint mobility medium, or low level.
• Helps improve and maintain bone • Focus – Performers may change their
density focus by looking in different directions.
•
Helps recover coordination and 2. Timing
neuromuscular skills after injury
• Refers to moving to the beat of the music
Mental/Emotional Benefits
• May be executed in varying tempo
• Helps keep the brain sharp (speed)
• Decreases incidence of dementia and •Can be varied by moving faster or slower
Alzheimer’s diseased than the normal beat.
• Increases self-esteem an improves body 3. Dance Energies - The movements here are
image propelled by energy or force. A force can either
• Decreases depressive symptoms initiate or stop an action.
• Aids in releasing emotional and physical Qualities of Dance Energies
tension • Vibratory – Movements consist of
Social Benefits trembling or shaking.
• Give a sense of togetherness within a • Swinging – Movements trace a curved
group line or an arc in space.
• Encourage positive social interaction • Suspended – Movements are perched in
and interpersonal relationship in a group space or hanging on air.
• Contributes to the individual’s potential •
Collapsing – Movements are released in
for self-actualization in society. tension and gradually or abruptly giving
in to gravity, letting the body descend to
Cultural Benefits
the floor.
• Promotes cultural values.
5. Body Shape – It refers to how the entire body is
molded in space or the configuration of the body
parts.
ELEMENTS OF DANCE
• Symmetrical – Balance shape; movements
are practically identical or similar on both
PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL/MENTAL, sides.
SOCIAL, CULTURAL BENEFITS • Asymmetrical – Unbalance shape;
1. Dance movement therapy and dance improve movements of two sides of the body do
mood and can reduce symptoms of not match or are completely different from
depression and anxiety, according to a study each other.
in the arts in psychotherapy. 6. Group Shape – In this element, a group of
dancers performs movements in different group
shapes.