| There is growing evidence that being a member of a | | | | most potent and richest source of happiness is our |
| social ballroom dancing group can significantly reduce | | | | relationships, companionship and love between friends |
| the risk of health conditions that are commonly | | | | and family. Humans are naturally highly social and |
| spoken about in the media. This highlights the | | | | crave the comfort of knowing they are valued |
| importance of belonging to a range of social dancing | | | | members of a group that share experiences and |
| groups, of hanging onto social dance groups and of | | | | emotions. The important thing is depth, the building |
| building new social dance groups in dealing with life | | | | up of relationships with people you know or the place |
| changes. | | | | you know or the job you do. One of easiest ways |
| There have been studies that show evens one's | | | | of securing long term happiness is to take up an |
| increased affluence will have no impact in the pursuit | | | | activity that involves making friends. Taking group |
| of increased happiness or good health. It has been | | | | class lessons in ballroom dancing is a great way of |
| said that most people in the developed world were | | | | creating and securing friendships. In today's world the |
| no happier than people were in the 1950's when | | | | fun of partner dancing in groups and the physical |
| money was scarce and affluence was hard to obtain. | | | | exercise combined create on of the most effective |
| Today a typical twenty five year old is between | | | | stress releases of any recreational activity. |
| three to ten times more likely to suffer major | | | | Ballroom dancing clubs are the perfect environment |
| psychological problems compared to the 1950's when | | | | to meet new friends and are warm and friendly |
| they were less affluent. Also comsumerism and the | | | | places. Ballroom dancing provides an ideal social |
| pressure to succeed is creating an epidemic of | | | | climate in which to meet new groups of people. |
| unhappiness for people who are incapable of realising | | | | Learning to ballroom dance is a skill that will stay with |
| that certain desirable things in life are unattainable, | | | | you for the rest of your life, the benefit of being |
| and the inability to disengage from important but | | | | able to continuously meet new groups of people will |
| unreachable life goals maybe more common in our | | | | never disappear. |
| modern society. This explains the fundamental | | | | In today's negative pressure cooker world we live in, |
| disappointment of modern life, the discovery that | | | | exercise and the fun of social partner dancing |
| satisfaction of our desires for comfort, safety and | | | | together create the best stress releases for all ages. |
| material well-being do not reliably lead to personal | | | | Social ballroom dancing provides a relaxed |
| well-being. | | | | atmosphere for both men and women to gather |
| The highest level of happiness comes when people | | | | together and develop friendships and sometimes |
| can give a wider meaning to their empty lives. Helping | | | | relationships. Social ballroom and latin dancing is a way |
| others through groups like social dancing can help | | | | to help you dress up and have a great time. Going |
| people realise that there is something bigger and | | | | out dancing and taking group class dance lessons |
| more important than themselves. | | | | allows you to forget about work and other problems |
| Well-being or good health isn't just the absence of | | | | life throws at us and focus on fun and friendship at |
| illness, it is very much a positive state. The single | | | | any age. |