Study Finds You Can Dance Your Way to a Longer Life and Sharper Mind

According to recent research supported by scientific data, dancing the night away provides more benefits than physical exercise.

Researchers found that dancing also has psychological advantages. “Today we know that it’s (dancing) also good for the brain,” said Dr. Louis Bherer, scientific director of the PERFORM Centre. A clinical research facility at Montreal’s Concordia University dedicated to promoting better health.

For dancers, the combined benefits are a bonus which hopefully will encourage more people to put on their dancing shoes and dance their way to better health.

World’s first dance therapy center.

The results prompted the city, alongside the National ballet company, “Les Grande Ballets Canadiens” to establish the world’s first dance therapy center. With the focus on a variety of creative exercises and props to stimulate body, senses and emotions.

“When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It’s to enjoy each step along the way. “

Wayne Dyer

Longer Lifespan

If you still need convincing on the virtues of dancing, think longevity. Women who on average dance more than men live 5 to 10 years longer. Among people over 100 years of age, eighty-five percent are women, according to Tom Perls, founder of the New England Centenarian Study.