The thirteen year old girl swung her hands above her head, threw her head back with a smile on her face, and sashayed her hips to the beat of the music in her bedroom. Two years later, she would be twirling her body with her hands gracefully arched above her head with hundreds of people watching. This girl would eventually grow up: she graduated from high school, got her bachelor's degree, and went on to be a middle school teacher, but she never quite grew out of her propensity for dance. Her love for this artform may seem to many as a hobby to pass the time in high school, but recent studies prove that her talent stimulates beneficial effects for her neurological well-being. Scientists who studied the effectiveness of dance on the brain have discovered that the artform can be used to treat chronic dizziness, Parkinson’s disease, and to improve memory.
Twirling and Swaying into Neurological Health
"the simple act of moving to a steady beat is being implemented as therapy for a disease that affects 60,000 new men and women each year"
By: Tara Balu