Dancing With The Stars

by: AndreaDow
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Monday, May 5th

I love watching Dancing With The Stars! It seems to have universal appeal with everything from the incredibly choreographed routines to the judge's hilarious commentary. Whenever a new season of the show starts, I am inspired to figure out a way to get my husband and I to take ballroom dance classes. We have not had lessons since our wedding, but now I have some research to back up my request to get us back on the dance floor to cha-cha.

According to Health Magazine and Christina Devereaux, public relations chairperson for the American Dance Therapy Association, shakin' your booty provides both physical and psychological benefits. The National Institute of Aging says that dancing can boost your memory and decrease your risk of developing Alzheimer's by 76%. Boogie down and lift your spirits up. Devereaux says that "dance elevates mood by activating the brain's pleasure circuits". Groove to the tunes and you can put your worries aside according to University of London researchers. You will have both a physical and emotional release and improve your general well being while burning calories and having fun. No wonder all the Dancing With The Stars contestants always look so good!

I doubt my husband will sport the silky shirts or shave his chest, but hopefully we can "swing" into a dance studio very soon.

Rating: 5.00