Benefits of

Ballroom Dance
Ballroom dancing is the perfect
combination of physical activity, social
interaction, and mental stimulation,
and it can bring so much to your life. It’s
a great workout; has documented
physical and mental health benefits;
can enhance your social life and self-
confidence; reduces stress and
depression; promotes relaxation; is a
wonderful outlet for self-expression
and creativity, and with all these
reasons to start dancing – we challenge
you to find a good reason NOT to.
 BALLROOM DANCE
IS A GREAT WORKOUT!
• Burn Fat / Lose Weight / Increase
Metabolism. Ballroom dancing is a
low-impact aerobic activity that
burns fat and can boost your
metabolism. In just thirty minutes
of dance, you can burn between
200-400 calories – that’s roughly
the same amount as running or
cycling!
• Increase Flexibility. A reputable ballroom
dance class will typically begin with a few
stretching exercises, to get you prepped
to execute dance steps with comfort &
ease, and to protect against dance-
related injury. Increased flexibility will
help your dance abilities, decrease joint
pain and muscle soreness after exercise,
and improve core strength and balance.
Increase Muscle Strength & Endurance.
Ballroom dancing contributes to the build-up
of muscle strength because the act of
dancing forces a dancer’s muscles to resist
against their own body weight. Ballroom
dancing as exercise is particularly effective at
building up your endurance – so as you work
on your dance steps, you are conditioning
your muscles to perform these feats with less
and less fatigue.
Great for All Ages. Ballroom dance is a fun
activity for everyone – from children to
senior citizens, which is another reason it’s
such an effective form of exercise. At Fred
Astaire Dance Studios, we work with
students of all age groups, physical abilities
and skill levels – and will create a custom
dance program that’s comfortable yet
challenging, and will help you attain your
dance AND exercise goals.
 PHYSICAL HEALTH
Ballroom dance can decrease blood
pressure and cholesterol, improve
cardiovascular health, strengthen
weight-bearing bones, help prevent
or slow bone loss related to
osteoporosis, lower the risks of
obesity and Type 2 Diabetes, and
promote increased lung capacity. It
can help speed up recovery after
orthopedic surgery since it’s a lower
impact exercise than jogging or
The posture and fast movements required
in ballroom dance help enhance balance
and stability, especially among older
people (which can help prevent falls and
stumbles). Ballroom dance can even help
sharpen your intellectual and mental
abilities.
 MENTAL HEALTH
Research has found that ballroom
dancing improves mental acuity
throughout a dancer’s life – and that
there are also substantial benefits to
those who start ballroom dance as
adults. Ballroom dancing can help
enhance memory, alertness,
awareness, focus, and concentration.
It can prevent the onset of dementia
and significantly improve spatial
memory in elderly patients.
Participating in an activity like ballroom
dance helps create more intricate neural
pathways. They also saw marked
improvement in mental health and patients
reported being happier than those who did
not participate in dancing. Partner dancing
can also decrease loneliness among all age
groups, because it’s a goal-oriented social
activity that brings like-minded people
together.
 CONFIDENCE
Every opportunity to dance –
whether during a lesson or a social
event, whether with your
significant other or a new dance
partner – will help improve your
comfort level, confidence and
communication skills on the dance
floor. As your dance technique
improves and you feel more at ease
with other people, your sense of
accomplishment, motivation and
confidence will continue to
 SELF-EXPRESSION &
CREATIVITY
Dancing comes naturally to people,
and it’s an easy activity for anyone to
partake in. Dance provides an
emotional outlet to express your
feelings through body movements,
with passion and flair. Ballroom
dancing can be a wonderful creative
outlet to enhance your ability to
permanently use these expressive
qualities even when you are not
dancing, and to share that creativity
with others.
 STRESS & DEPRESSION
• Group activities such as ballroom
dance lessons can expand your sense
of social “connectedness”, which is
beneficial to lowering stress and
depression levels
• Ballroom dance is similar to the
practice of mindful meditation (which
has been shown to significantly
reduce levels of depression and
stress) in that it requires you to fully
focus your attention, and be present
in the moment.
• The physical act of dancing releases
endorphins, and lowers the levels of stress
hormones in our bodies. This produces a
sense of alert calm, and improves mood and
energy levels
• Ballroom dance as anxiety or depression
treatment is more likely to be voluntarily
continued by participants than some
traditional forms of therapy, which can
further increases its effectiveness
 SOCIAL FUN & FRIENDSHIP
One of the best aspects of ballroom
dancing is its ability to bring people
together. Ballroom dance lessons offer
you a great opportunity to expand your
social circle, build connections and
engage with people in a low-pressure
environment, where there are no
expectations. Learning to dance does
take focus and dedication, but you will
be surrounded and encouraged by
artistic, positive and cheerful people
who make learning enjoyable and
rewarding.
THANK YOU!!!