- provides an enjoyable social experience and the opportunity to make new friends;
- teaches discipline;
- gives a reward for hard work;
- promotes a healthy life style;
- provides the rudiments for grace, style, and poise;
- encourages teamwork;
- fosters good body image and physical fitness;
- gives a practical application of perseverance;
- promotes self-confidence;
- develops coordination;
- aids in self-respect;
- gives practice at being in front of an audience with grace and ease;
- opens avenues to a wide range of music and musical styles;
- encourages healthy, self-expression;
- promotes relaxation and mental clarity;
- helps to realize goals;
- improves memorization skills;
- teaches how to utilize sequence and patterns;
- promotes structure, consistency, and incentive to reach personal goals;
- teaches how to set and accomplish goals;
- provides realistic and achievable goals for all levels and abilities;
- encourages improvements in strengths while having fun working on weaknesses
Dancing is just discovery, discovery, discovery.
— Martha Graham (1894-1994)
US dancer, choreographer
