Dance is for all ages, special needs and abilities!

[Stacey Pepper Schwartz]

Dance is an art form. It is entertainment. It is fun. It is also available to everyone. If you have a body and a willing spirit you are a dancer in the making! The benefits of dance besides it being a medium of expression, a way to entertain, a way to have fun, is it enables you to work on the body and mind simultaneously. People with all ranges of abilities and special needs gain just as much and possibly more from dance because it reinforces these body-mind connections. If you have a child, student, or friend with special needs encourage them to dance, enroll them in a dance class or just put the music on and dance together. I promise you, you won't be disappointed and the benefits are endless.

If you need a few more reasons to "Boogie" here you go:

Dance helps develop:
Spatial awareness (personal space as well as the space around us)
•Non-verbal communication
•Body awareness (body parts, range of motion)
•Gross motor skills (transfer of weight, traveling steps, aerobic movements)
•Mind-body relationship
•Sequencing movements
•Relaxation techniques (teaching how to relax the body)
•Quiet space
•Positive body image
•Creating own script or own ways of moving


And don't forget the best part, you are participating in activity that is fun and that everyone can do together.

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