“Danza that passes you “. More than advice for many, it is a way of life. The April 29 is celebrated the International day of dancea discipline which, as science has shown, is not only entertaining but also a powerful anti-stress and anti-depressant.
Dance: against stress and depression
According to a study commissioned by Zumba, which only involved in Italy a panel of 2000 peoplemore than 91% of respondents believe intherapeutic action of dance. Two thirds of the sample confirms that those who dance regularly enjoy mental well-being greater than those who do not. About 80% also say they feel less stressed after dancing even for a few minutesthe. But dance is also a powerful anti depressant. It proved this among others one study published on PubMed entitled, “The Effect of Dance on Depressive Symptoms in Nursing Home Residents”. The research, conducted on a sample of seniors over 60 of the RSA, confirms that dance-based exercise can reduce depressive symptoms.
To find yourself
Dance is also a means for rediscover your sensuality and femininity through simple dance steps and fitness movements. Word of Carolyn Smithinternational dance coach and jury president of the TV show dancing with the Stars since 2007, creator of Sensual Dance Fit. «This project was originally born to respond to the hardships of my oncological path. I wanted to find myself, my femininity, the coordination and grace that belong to every woman and, in particular, to a dancer. After a long period of reflection on what I could do for myself following a forced and unexpected stop, I decided to return to my dance studio and the idea took shape ».
Dance to heal
«I have always supported it: dance turns out to be a most powerful healer, capable of solving numerous problems that life brings. I started to create something ad hoc just for me, taking into account the difficulties and limitations to which I was subjected. A mirror and a chair. Nothing else. A project born as a personal resource, which slowly took shape giving extraordinary results. Immediately tangible benefits, not only on a physical level, but also on an emotional and psychological level. Marilyn Monroe position, Vogue Passion, Flamenco Fire… a succession of elegant dance steps and gentle arm movements they move in harmony with the gaze directed straight at the image reflected in the mirror. A path outside the box, of growth and motivation lived day by day. The only companion, the chair, an unusual and safe support. Hence the idea of wanting to share the first results », continues the artist.
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To get rid of your “intruder”
«The intruder, as I usually define the disease, had had free access to my body without an invitation and had created several problems for me. But I couldn’t accept it. I was and am firmly convinced that every woman hosts an intruder within herself: a relationship that doesn’t work well, a stressful work, economic difficulties, Health problems. Criticality that life offers without warning. Barriers and stumbles arrive and it is not right to give them space. Every woman has the right to get rid of her intruder and find herself again»Stresses Carolyn Smith. Today, just a few years later, Sensual Dance Fit counts more one hundred and thirty schools throughout Italy, from the big metropolis to the provincial town. And the pupils of all ages there are over ten thousand.
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