Dancing Defined:
SQUARE DANCING — In modern American square dancing, four couples form squares and dance as a group.
ROUND DANCING — A round dance is a ballroom-type dance characterized by revolving movement where all couples dance the same steps in time with the music.
SQUARE DANCE ABC — An introductory dance that spells an easy way for you to try square dancing with no commitment but lots of fun
Benefits for you:
- lots of laughter
- a lifetime of fun
- challenges your memory
- meet people 8-98
- a healthy pastime
- casual or traditional attire
- great family activity
- all fun and fitness
- inexpensive yet awesome
- walking to music
- great American pastime
- good for mind & body
- easy to learn
- called in English around the world
- offers fun, fellowship, & friendship
- chemical-free fun
Dance often and you will reap the benefits!
- Lots of Fun — You will wonder if it can be legal to have this much fun! Fun,fitness, fellowship, friendship, and food — all favorite words you will enjoy!
- Safe — You dance in a chemical-free setting — no smoking, no alcohol, no drugs — often a school gym or cafeteria or a church hall or community center.
- More Friends — Dancing is for everybody: youth, solos, couples and families. You will meet new people easily in a relaxed, social atmosphere. Everyone is always welcome at square and round dances.
- Stress Relief — Since square and round dancing is led by a leader giving commands, you become so focused on the “calls†that your other mental worries are forgotten, at least for a couple of hours. It’s an activity that’s good for your mind and body!
- Calorie Burn — Dancing burns between 200 and 400 calories in thirty minutes of dancing — a fun way to achieve this benefit.
- Mentally Healthy — Dancing bolsters enthusiasm and optimism. Studies have shown that activities that involve both physical and mental activity at the same time help slow the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
- Balance — Studies have shown that most adults who dance tend to have less incidents of falling as they get older.
- Cardiovascular Fitness — Dancing improves your blood circulation, can lead to a slower heart rate, may lower your blood pressure, and can help reduce your risk of heart disease.
- Body and Brain Boost — Square and round dancers execute the calls as they are announced, which keeps the body and brain challenged. Memorized calls work a part of the brain; the caller’s choreography works another part.
- Walking — If your goal is 10,000 steps per day to maintain physical fitness, you can usually achieve that goal by dancing.
- Strong Bones — The side-to-side movements of dancing strengthen your weightbearing bones and help you prevent and/or slow the loss of bone mass.
- Low Impact Aerobic Exercise — Dancing increases your flow of blood and
nutrients throughout your body as you walk to the music and keeps your joints moving. It helps you tone and shape your muscles.