The following is meant to provide some guidelines when enjoying line dancing at any line dance class or social party. 1Give your fellow dancers room to move. Don’t hog floor space at their expense and don’t accidentally dance on top of them. If you are a beginner, tolerate experienced dancers. They may need a…
© David Powell, January, 2003. A short essay that attempts to provide answers to what line dancing is and how it came to be. Feel free to disagee – it’s just a few thoughts and opinions. Definitions Trying to find a definition of linedancing is nigh on impossible. Those of us who do it know…
How does dancing make you smarter? It appears that the cerebral cortex and hippocampus of our brains are very elastic which means that they can rewire themselves. By utilizing our brain in coordination with our body, dancing helps keep the brain functioning by rewiring itself and keeping brain pathways open. Dancing impacts pretty much every…
“Without music, life would be a mistake”, said Nietzsche, and he wasn’t entirely wrong because we have a natural instinct that leads us to follow the rhythm of the music. In fact, most children move and clap their hands when they hear a song they like. It is a spontaneous response related to our need…
Line dancing is very popular among Senior Citizens. It’s fun, there is great camaraderie among the Seniors, and you don’t need a partner, and it’s an easy way to stay healthy, both mentally and physically. At almost any class in line dance instructions, you will see many Seniors. There are several dances suitable for people…
