Ballroom Dancing: It's Good For Your Brain Too!
Many studies have shown that ballroom dancing is a great exercise for people of all ages, and some research has shown ballroom dancing helps improve and prevent symptoms of some serious diseases.
In 2018, an academic research study was published that also shows that ballroom dancing promotes brain functioning!
Important Findings
The research paper, "Ballroom Dancing Promotes Neural Activity in the Sensorimotor System: A Resting-State fMRI Study," found that experienced ballroom dancers had higher levels of brain functioning in several important areas.
In basic terms, the study showed that the parts of the brain connected to perception, memory, and movement were enhanced in ballroom dancers when compared to non-dancers: even when they were at rest at not dancing! The study also found that dancers have higher brain plasticity, or put simply, a higher ability to adapt to sights, sounds, and situations.
In other words, experienced dancers tend to:
Think faster
Process information better
Communicate with their bodies quicker and better
Remember things faster and better
Go with the flow better
React to things better
Get let stressed when things change
Additional Benefits
Ballroom dancing clearly benefits the mind and the body, but what about how people feel?
During the pandemic, people have been stuck in their homes. They've been less social. They've watched more TV, played more games, and eaten more delivery food. So many areas of life have been affected that many people have become increasingly lethargic, and they often feel depressed.
Activities like ballroom dancing help with emotional well-being too. Dancing energizes the mind and the body, which is what creates our emotional health. Dancing also helps improve social health, which is essential to our overall well-being.
Quick Quick Slow is currently offering reopening specials on ballroom dance lessons. Contact us for more information: get out, live, move, learn, express, and enjoy yourself today!