A recently published study found that core activation causes subtle brain movement, likely leading to greater brain health. Here are the details.
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Longevity experts point out that there’s one daily habit that helps you achieve the goal of healthspan better than anything else.
Watching a recent competition was a reminder of the importance of proper arm styling in dance. Here are some insights to proper use of arms.
A Psychology Today article examined the real secret to staying young: the application of child-like curiosity and learning.
In rotational ballroom dancing figures, one partner is on the outside of the turn while the other is inside. This leads to an exchange of dynamics. This post explores what that means.
Music is the main source for energy when we dance. It’s expressed in the form of movement. Here’s how to use breathing to complete the picture.
People not only look younger than ever, but are able to perform much more effectively. How old is old, anyway?
Stability is perhaps the primary physical quality helping you remain active and mobile well into old age. Here’s how dancing contributes to improved stability.
In this short 9-minute video, George illustrates the three types of movement in dance that ballroom dancers should be familiar with.
Peter Attia, recognized as the world’s leading expert on healthspan and longevity, defines the key ingredients for a long and healthy life.
A sports scientist who is an expert on walking says that everyone walks wrong. Here’s what she say we can improve.
Professor Er’el Granot uses Discrete Fourier Transform to prove that NY-style Salsa is smoother and more harmonic than LA-style. Who knew?
There are four types of lead in ballroom dancing. Some are more challenging than others. This article explores them in more detail.
Turns happen throughout every Latin dance, yet many dancers don’t understand how to create a balanced turn. Here’s some insight.
A study by researchers at McMaster University found that playing music below the audible level of hearing still made people want to groove.
When watching dancers on the floor, even those who don’t dance can tell the difference between skill and a lack of it. What’s the difference?
A breakfast meeting with my kinesiologist led to some insights on using the hips in ballroom dancing.
Comparing the best ballroom couples in the world from two past competitions shows a remarkable decline in quality.
So often in the process of learning to dance, people get caught up in technical details, hindering learning. But many dance actions are things you are already doing in life.
Thoughts from a physiotherapist provide insight to the dangers for previously active people, like dancers, of no longer moving muscles and joints.
The World Health Organization has updated its physical activity guidelines for the first time in a decade. We all need to move more. Way more.
There are four primary happiness hormones in the human body. Here’s why dancing releases every one of them and makes you happy when you dance.
Ballroom dances consist of two partners moving as one to music. For the bodies to move as one, we must solve many issues caused by four legs.
Covid-19 has caused millions of people to stop moving. But the health risks of inactivity could be a greater danger than the pandemic.
One powerful aspect of dancing is often overlooked: spatial awareness. Here’s more information about how you can develop this skill in your dancing.
In partner dance, two people move as one to music, all without a word being spoken. Let’s take a look at the elements of the unspoken language being used.
Victor Fung and Anastasia Muravyeva are exploring a refreshing new way to look at the concept of lead and follow and are sharing this with the dance community.
Every culture dances. Moving together to music is a universal drive. Here’s a scientific look at what might lie behind the need to move our feet.
From social dancers to competitors, dancers make a number of common mistakes in this classic Latin dance. Are you making any of these errors?
You’ve walked since you were a year old, so chances are you don’t spend much time thinking about it. Take a moment to analyze how you walk. Your dancing will thank you.
