http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/10/24/waltzing-your-way-to-physical-and-mental-fitness/ Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health news Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:58:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/10/24/waltzing-your-way-to-physical-and-mental-fitness/comment-page-1/#comment-259319 Brett Long Tue, 12 May 2009 03:28:17 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/10/24/waltzing-your-way-to-physical-and-mental-fitness/#comment-259319 As a ballroom dance instructor I've often been tempted to tape the before and after effects of social dancing on my students. I had one lady who was a senior citizen and we'd happened to take a picture of her at a dance party at the beginning of her lessons, frowning lack of confidence unable to focus. I think her husband had passed away and she felt she was unwanted by her children. (A burden). We happened to take another picture of her 5 weeks later smiling, bubbly, focused etc. I don't know about permanent physical or chemical changes to her brain but I do know she was happy and a much clearer thinker for the social dancing and exercise. I forget how much weight she lost but it was noticeable. What caught my attention was when I was working on her student chart and wound up putting the two pictures side by side. I labled them "before" and "after". One small sample of what i've seen of my, and other teachers students mental and emotional improvement through social dance. As a ballroom dance instructor I’ve often been tempted to tape the before and after effects of social dancing on my students. I had one lady who was a senior citizen and we’d happened to take a picture of her at a dance party at the beginning of her lessons, frowning lack of confidence unable to focus. I think her husband had passed away and she felt she was unwanted by her children. (A burden). We happened to take another picture of her 5 weeks later smiling, bubbly, focused etc. I don’t know about permanent physical or chemical changes to her brain but I do know she was happy and a much clearer thinker for the social dancing and exercise. I forget how much weight she lost but it was noticeable.
What caught my attention was when I was working on her student chart and wound up putting the two pictures side by side. I labled them “before” and “after”. One small sample of what i’ve seen of my, and other teachers students mental and emotional improvement through social dance.

]]> http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/10/24/waltzing-your-way-to-physical-and-mental-fitness/comment-page-1/#comment-545 Carnivals All Around! « SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution Wed, 29 Nov 2006 21:20:56 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2006/10/24/waltzing-your-way-to-physical-and-mental-fitness/#comment-545 [...] And finally, check out the Carnival of Family Life at Be a Good Dad where my post on dancing for brain and physical fitness is posted. There are other posts on games and activities with kids, reading and communicating, setting up a family business, romance on a budget, and many more. [...] [...] And finally, check out the Carnival of Family Life at Be a Good Dad where my post on dancing for brain and physical fitness is posted. There are other posts on games and activities with kids, reading and communicating, setting up a family business, romance on a budget, and many more. [...]

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