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Dancing is something that humans do when they want to have a good time. It’s a universal response to music founding all cultures.
- Dancing is something that humans do when they want to have a good time. It’s a universal response to music, found in all cultures.
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But what’s is that dancing is not only good make us feel good. It’s also extremely good for our health.
- But what’s only been discovered recently is that dancing not only makes us feel good. It’s also extremely good for our health.
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Dancing like other forms of exercise really seizes hormones such as dopamine, which makes us feel relax and happy.
- Dancing like other forms of exercise releases hormones such as dopamine, which makes us feel relaxed and happy.
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it also reduces feelings of stress or anxiety. Dancing is also a sociable activity, which is another reason that make us feel good.
- And it also reduces feelings of stress or anxiety. Dancing is also a sociable activity, which is another reason it make us feel good.
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One study compared people’s enjoyment of dancing at home in front of a video with dancing in a group in a studio.
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The people dancing in a group reported feeling happier, whereas those dancing alone did not.
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In another expriment, university researchers in York and Sheffield took a grounp of students and sent each of them into a lab when music was played for 5 minutes.
- In another expriment, university researchers at York and Sheffield took a grounp of students and sent each of them into a lab where music was played for 5 minutes.
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Each had to choose from three options, to sit and listen quietly to the music, to cycle the next bike while they listened or to get up and dance.
- Each had to choose from three options, to sit and listen quietly to the music, to cycle on an exercise bike while they listened, or to get up and dance.
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The result showed that those who chose to dance showed much more creativity when doing problem-solving tasks.
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Doctor Lovatt at the University of Hertfordshire believes dance could be a very useful way to help people suffering from mental health problems.
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He thinks dance should be prescribed as therapy, to help people overcome issues, such as depression.
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It’s well established that dancing is a good way of encouraging adolecent goals to take exercise, but what about older people?
- It’s well established that dance is a good way of encouraging adolescent girls to take exercise, but what about older people?
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Studies have shown that there are enormous benefits for people over 60 and beyond. One of the greatest thing about dance is that there are no barriers to paticipation.
- Studies have shown that there are enormous benefits for people in their sixties and beyond. One of the great things about dance is that there are no barriers to paticipation.
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Dance can be a specially beneficial for older adults who can’t run or do more intense workouts or for those who don’t want to.
- Dance can be especially beneficial for older adults who can’t run or do more intense workouts or for those who don’t want to.
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And as plenty of evidence which suggests that dancing lower the risk falls which could result a broken hip for example by helping people to improve their balance.
- And there’s plenty of evidence which suggests that dancing lowers the risk falls, which could result in a broken hip, for example, by helping people to improve their balance.
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One thing I hadn’t realized before researching this topic was that dance isn’t just a physical challenge. It’s also required a lot of concentration, because you need to remember different steps and routines.
- One thing I hadn’t realized before researching this topic was that dance isn’t just a physical challenge. It also requires a lot of concentration, because you need to remember different steps and routines.
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For older people, this kind of activity is especially important, because it forces their brain to process things more quickly and to retain more information.
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Current research also shows that dance promotes general sense of well-being in older participants which can last over a week after a class.
- Current research also shows that dance promotes a general sense of well-being in older participants which can last over a week after a class.
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Participants report feeling less tired, and having greater motivation to be more active and do daily activities such as gardening or walking to the shops or a park.
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They require collaboration and often involve touching a dance partner, all of which encouraging interactions on the dance floor.
- They require collaboration and often involve touching a dance partner, all of which encourages interaction on the dance floor.
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This helps to develop new relationships and can reduce older people’s sense of isolation which is a huge problem in many countries.