Dancing is the only activity out of 11 monitored in a 21 year study conducted by Albert Einstein College of Medicine deemed to lower the risk of memory-related diseases, so your physical health isn't the only benefactor of dancing to the music.
Dancing is great for someone who is trying to get a total mind, body and soul workout. Scientists are constantly discovering how dancing can help with brain functions as a person gets older. in addition, dancing can be a good workout for your joints without causing harm to your bones and joints.
What is dancing? The act of dancing entails anything from structured step sequences done to a particular kind of music, to free form moving to the beat of the music. Or it can be somewhere in between. The process of finding out what kind of beat you enjoy moving to can be interesting in and of itself.
Dance and Step into Action
Review the forms of dance to explore, pick one and look around for opportunities in your area to participate with other dancers. Belly, ballroom, clogging (stomping and tap steps), contra (men and women make square dance type of moves but in a line), flamenco, folk, jazz, line, modern, salsa, square and swing dancing are thirteen types to choose from.
Dance classes, some of them free, are given in a wide variety of places. Often, nightclubs offer different types of dance classes in the hour just prior to the live music beginning. A western bar might offer line-dancing classes while salsa classes are provided at a club that features Latino music.