"Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul's weather to all who can read it." - Martha Graham
"Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free."- Jalaluddin Rumi
Studies show that dancing can help you lose weight, stay flexible, reduce stress, make friends, and more.
According to a study in The New England Journal of Medicine, dancing may boost your memory and prevent you from developing dementia as you get older.
Increasing your flexibility will help ease joint pain and post-exercise soreness.
In a controlled study in the Journal of Applied Gerontology, researchers found that partner dance and musical accompaniment can help bring about stress relief.
Patients who participated in an upbeat group dance showed the fewest depression symptoms and the most vitality.
People with heart failure who took up waltzing improved their heart health, breathing, and quality of life significantly compared to those who biked or walked on a treadmill for exercise, noted an Italian study.
A study in the Journal of Physiological Anthropology found that an exercise program of aerobic dance training is just as helpful for losing weight and increasing aerobic power as cycling and jogging.