| There are differences in the Ballroom and Latin styles | | | | presence will improve your outlook and others will |
| of each dance some are faster than others with | | | | notice the difference to the way your body is |
| different music and rhythms. With the Ballroom i.e. | | | | carried. These added benefits lead to confidence in |
| Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Viennese Waltz and | | | | the things we do in our everyday lives, (you’ll |
| Quickstep, it has been known from the competition | | | | even feel sexier, especially with the Latin dance like |
| Dancesport field that with the arms raised the heart | | | | Salsa, Rumba and Cha Cha etc). |
| does get more of a workout than with the Latin | | | | Self–esteem may increase, if you’ve never |
| dances. However with the faster speeds of Jive, | | | | been up in front of people before and once |
| Swing and Salsa can easily produce the same result. | | | | you’ve done it, the easier it gets, leading to a |
| Your lungs will get plenty of oxygen which makes | | | | sense of wellbeing and a more forward outlook on |
| the heart work easier, thus allowing you to enjoy | | | | life. With ballroom and Latin dancing all of our senses |
| longer dance sessions. The quick breaths create a | | | | are being used, taking the hand of another is just the |
| stronger heart and allowing the levels to rise (in | | | | first step, ballroom dance position, leading and |
| between dances) and fall creates conditioning making | | | | following are also others that create therapeutic |
| the night of party dancing fulfilling without being tired | | | | benefits of a hug without the intimacy. Perhaps |
| and stopping prematurely before the party’s | | | | everyone should ballroom and Latin dance. |
| over. As we use muscles we never thought we had, | | | | Many professionals i.e. lawyers, accountants, bankers, |
| the body starts to tone and excess flab will dissipate | | | | and company directors have all said that having a |
| with regular dance classes and social ballroom and | | | | ballroom or Latin dance lesson either group class or |
| Latin events. And as we continue to use our bones | | | | private is the only way their minds can be released |
| and joints the body’s presence improves with | | | | from their work. Creating an out of work experience |
| more control of rise and fall in some dances (i.e. | | | | is almost the same as going on holidays. The mental |
| Waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep, Viennese Waltz) and | | | | release is extremely beneficial and healthy for the |
| lesser pain from arthritis which can occur at any age. | | | | mind. Giving yourself a mental holiday at least two to |
| Our spine can become straighter with the constant | | | | three times a week is a must in this troubled and |
| introduction of correct posture. The expansion of the | | | | pressure cooked world we live in. There is more |
| diaphragm can correct this with just more than a | | | | evidence supporting ballroom and Latin dance as a |
| normal hand shake (firmness) ballroom dance frame. | | | | social must, by being in a social environment we feel |
| This can also help with the lengthening of the spine | | | | more at ease and start to improve our ability to |
| which introduces traction thus helping your internal | | | | communicate in large crowds and conduct proper |
| organs to be in the right places. Your appearance, | | | | social etiquette. |
| your balance, your walk and a sense of body | | | | |