Dancing Your Way to Better Health

Using a Sword as a Belly Dance Prop

Dancing Helps Mind, Body, and Spirit

Dancing doesn’t just mean exercising your body or burning calories, it is also a fun and an ideal occasion to socialize. And one of the great things is that there are several dance styles to suits your tastes.

How to Choose a Dance Style?

The best way of selecting a dance style that will fit your preferences is by asking yourself if you want to

  • Improve your fitness (e.g. belly dances),
  • health benefits of dancingimprove flexibility and coordination,
  • dance with a partner or on your own,
  • join a group or take private lessons,
  • compete or just want to dance for fun?

Health Benefits of Dancing

Dance has always been an important part of human culture, celebrations, and rituals. Nowadays, in western civilizations, dancing is a recreational activity and a form of self-expression, although it can also be done as a competitively. But for most of us, it’s just loads of fun and an awesome way to stay fit for all ages, shapes, and sizes. If a good laugh and a mood booster is not enough: here’s a broad range of physical and mental benefits of dancing:

  • Improved condition of your heart and lungshealth benefits of dancing
  • increased muscular strength, endurance, and motor fitness
  • increased aerobic fitness
  • improved muscle tone and strength
  • weight management
  • stronger bones and reduced risk of osteoporosis
  • better coordination, agility, and flexibility
  • improved balance and spatial awareness
  • increased physical confidence
  • improved mental functioning
  • improved general and psychological wellbeing
  • greater self-confidence and self-esteem
  • improved social skills
  • plus you’re constantly reminded to smile!

Getting Started with Dance Classes in Denver

Not just in Denver, but everywhere around the globe, dancing has become a popular mode to be active and stay fit. Most fitness clubs now offer dance classes in their group exercise programs. And Bella Diva Dance in Denver is the perfect place to go for getting started, with all kinds of World Dance options.

Take into account that the accessories you need for dancing will depend on the style of dancing you choose. But when you’re a beginner all your need is to come visit and learn as you go. Bella Diva offers Belly Dance, Brazilian Samba, Indian Bollywood, Hot Hula fitness, & Afro-Caribe dance styles and much more!

Come to Bella Diva Dance and discover the dancer in YOU!

Getting started with dancing