04/16/2026
Most of you already know my love of the Fine Arts, but here isonewayyou can use dance to improve your overall, holistic wellness.
Dance more to think more
Dear Reader,
Not only is dancing fun, but it’s also been shown to improve brain function in people who participate. Never mind that dancing improves physical endurance and is good for your body - the fact that it makes your brain work better makes it even more desirable as an activity. To get the most benefits from dancing, participate in dancing that requires you to learn certain steps.
* You’ll Improve Your Memory – When you learn new dance moves and the steps to your new dance, it helps you challenge your mind. And anytime you give your brain a challenge, it starts working even better. The region of your brain that is so important to memory is the hippocampus, and it’s profoundly impacted by movement.
* You’ll Improve Your Oxygen Levels – There is no mistaking that moving aerobically improves your lungs, but all that oxygen also improves your brain function. When you get more oxygen to your brain via exercise, it helps your mind work better.
* Dancing Is a Social Activity – The other thing that improves brain function is being social. When you are social, it has very positive benefits on aging and your health due to the conversations you have with people and the other stimulating factors involved in being around others.
* Dancing Improves Your Mood – When you move and dance and listen to music, it will lift your mood and make you feel better. When people are in a good mood and feel happy, their brain works better.
* Dancing Improves Your Posture – Good posture correlates to better brain function, and dancing correlates to better posture. Because of this connection, taking dance classes, going to a ballroom dancing class or other types of dancing should be one of your first choices for a good activity to do.
Because of all the good things about dancing, it just goes to show that everyone should add dancing to their list of hobbies or things to do for fun that also helps improve your health. If you add in dancing as part of your daily or weekly exercise plans and social life, you will start noticing positive effects within about four weeks and significant changes by 12 weeks in your body, mind, and spirit. Find out if you have classes via your local community and join in.
Another type of movement that helps improve brain function is hiking. Learn more about that next time