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Mental, physical, psycological and emotional dividends....

18/3/2014

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"Being a dancer isn’t all rainbows. Learning to dance well takes years of hard work and there’s typically no pot of gold awaiting you, either – sore, callused feet are more likely.
Still, I’m sure I don’t have to tell you how lucky you are. There are plenty of benefits to being a dancer.
We hope you’ll do a jig when you read these lucky seven:

1. Dancers move with health and confidence.Dancing helps keep you physically fit and healthy. Dance is good for your heart, lungs, and bones. It’s a fun way to stay active while increasing your strength, stamina, and flexibility. In addition, dancing encourages good posture, body awareness and control that, even as you age, can and will benefit you. All of these things come together in a dancer to give him/her a physical confidence that others can spot and recognize. “You’re a dancer, I could tell.”

2. Dancing helps you keep your wits.Two well-publicized studies concluded that dancing is the only physical activity to reduce your chances of dementia in the way that cognitive activities do. Dance requires you to use multiple parts of your brain at the same time. No matter your age, this increased brain power improves your mental sharpness and agility, and can even increase your attention span.

3. Dancing gives return on self-investment.Dance keeps you in touch with your body, which is healing all by itself in a couch potato culture. Dance also helps you connect with your mind, emotions, and spirit. The practice of dance is an investment in yourself that can reduce stress, improve your mental well-being, and give you an outlet for self-expression.

4. Dance teaches survival skills.Dancing builds resilience and determination because, well, dance is hard! You learn to keep trying despite failed attempts, keep going when things don’t go as planned, and yes, occasionally grit your teeth through a bit of pain. Dance also gives you plenty of chances to be resourceful and a creative thinker, especially if dance is your chosen career.

5. Never. Stop. Growing.Dancing teaches you to keep going but you also learn that a person never stops growing. Every step you ascend on the stairway of dance, lights the way to more. There’s always somewhere to go; more goals to accomplish or details to master. This endless climb is also quite humbling… bonus!

6. All you really need to know, you learned in dance class.Commitment, communication skills, passion, perseverance, the ability to take and respond to constructive (or not-so constructive) criticism and, you bet, that slice of humble pie, are just a few of the life skills dancing develops in its lifetime pupils. There’s not much you need to know in life that you haven’t already learned in a dance class.

7. As a dancer, you become part of a bigger picture.Dancers build lasting memories and friendships with one another. Maybe it’s the work or long hours together, or maybe it’s because you’ve each given so much of yourself, but it always happens. Wherever you go, when you spot that other dancer in the room (and you will), you’ll know you have something in common. That shared experience is part of a rich history of tradition and innovation that unites dancers all over the world. And, because dance is tied deeply to the roots of our communities and cultures, dance builds awareness and appreciation of the differences and similarities between people. This makes you a better citizen of the world.

So, count your lucky charms, dancer. You are all kinds of awesome!"

Taken from  http://www.danceadvantage.net/the-benefits-of-dance/
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Tips for an effective Workout

16/9/2013

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Check out this info page from Beachbody* for tips to enhance your workout.
I discovered
Shaun T's Insanity Workout whilst performing on the Thomson Majesty Cruise Ship earlier this year. As a Showteam we would have an hour of fitness, in addition to our hour rehearsal daily before our two shows, and often a late-night Cabaret. This is what rekindled my enjoyment in fitness as the workouts are a 60 day plan of exercises that incorporates movements from sports, boot-camp and general aerobics/fitness. Instead of doing various sets and reps and having a long break in between, Shaun T puts that on its head and does a succession of high energy exercise sets and often only gives you a 30-second break to catch your breath and get water. It's what is called max interval training. It's tough and not for the faint-hearted (some of my Showteam vomited initially!) but you get fantastic results in fitness, strength and your aesthetic.
If that doesn't grab you, even the Army and Marines do these workouts -and find it tough! So if it's good enough for them, it's good enough for me.

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