benefits of dance

Everyone has their own reasons for learning to dance. Whether it is to develop skills, increase social opportunities, build self-esteem & confidence, instill poise, get exercise & stress relief, or just to celebrate music & dance, dancing is an excellent sport and art form. Whatever your reasons, dancing will surely present an exciting new challenge, give you the satisfaction of learning a new dance step, and allow you to see the tangible benefits of achieving your goals. Everyone can learn to dance!

Develop Skills...

The skills you learn dancing will stay with you all your life. As you learn to dance you will discover new skills, improve old ones, and refine them all, guided by the insight of your teacher. From the simplest of motor skills, like walking, to involved social skills, such as dance etiquette, you will find all aspects of living are positively affected through dance.

Social Opportunities...

When you can dance, you can dance with anyone. Weddings, parties, and clubs will become more enjoyable because you will feel at ease inviting others to dance with you. You will also enjoy the personal contact in dancing as well as the accomplishment of continually forming new partnerships as you modify your dancing lead or follow to a new dance partner's follow or lead.

Self-esteem & Confidence...

Knowing how to dance gives you confidence to go out dancing. When you dance well, you will be encouraged by people watching, which will further support your confidence to dance. The accomplishment of 'conquering dance' will feel great and everyone can learn to dance.

Poise...

A dance student once remarked, "Olé walks better than most people dance". This observation was flattering to Olé, but it actually makes sense. Dancing tones all muscles of the body and makes you aware of posture, large & finer movements, weight change, balance & coordination, and the effect of your body positioning on others. With years of teaching experience, Elena and Olé have skill in translating knowledge about dance technique and will provide you with helpful feedback to make your dance moves look great.

Exercise & Stress-Relief...

Involvement in physical activity is critical to any healthy lifestyle, and dancing is low-impact activity anyone can do. People quickly realize that dancing is a perfect way to relax too because concentrating on dancing takes your mind away from the stressors of a typical day. As you dance and have fun, time passes quickly, unlike during monotonous exercise routines. It is also not uncommon for new dancers to observe weight loss and many are surprised that they lost weight so easily and while having so much fun.

Celebrate Music & Dance...

Some people decide to learn how to dance simply to experience the atmosphere created by the combined effects of musical beats & rhythms together with human movements and relationships. You will immediately experience how fun it is to dance!