Go ahead, take the first step. Start by asking yourself a few questions. To begin with, what are some of the reasons people want to learn social dancing? More specifically, what do you hope to get out of it? Some will say, “My daughter’s wedding is coming up.” Or, “We’re going on a cruise.” Still others declare, “I’m planning to go to Argentina this summer and I want to learn the Tango.” Above all, you just know you want to learn to dance.

When you go to a ballroom studio’s website you’ll find, “The Benefits of Dancing”.
For me, it boils down to 3 things. We want to dance to get fit physically, mentally, and emotionally.
1. Look better physically
- Get stronger when you use your muscles in a new and different way.
- Develop long, lean muscles as you warm-up and stretch before your lessons.
- Build cardio stamina.
- Lose weight painlessly!
- Improve balance and coordination.
- Learn social dancing for better poise and posture.
2. Stay sharp mentally
- Sharpen brainpower by learning a new skill.
- Improve cognitive function while warding off Alzheimer’s and other degenerative diseases.
- You challenge yourself when you learn something that’s outside of your comfort zone.
- Enhance your sense of accomplishment when you set a goal and achieve it. For the purpose of learning more about this, read a post with tips about goal-setting here.
3. Feel great emotionally
- Go ahead and lose yourself to the music – you know you want to!
- Human touch is required and is totally PC.
- Partnership skills grow, “You lead, I’ll follow”.
- Enjoy the sensation of you and your partner moving as one.
- Increase companionship and a sense of belonging as you mingle with others who share your interest in becoming better at social dancing.
- Reconnect with your partner. In fact, this is great for new parents and empty-nesters.
- Pain relief; they say it only hurts when you stop!
- Last, but certainly not least, stress relief.

Get more out of life!
If you want to enjoy life more as your health and self-image go through the roof, learn social dancing. To be sure, you’ll feel better, look better, and move better. With this in mind, get moving with the music. Without a doubt, this is one move you won’t regret!
By the way, if you’re looking for ballroom dance music, read this Dance Safari post, “5 Sources of Practice Music for Ballroom Dancing“.

Thanks!
Fabulous reasons to dance, the reason I started was simply to learn the Tango, then we realised that without learning to dance first it was too greater challenge. I never realised how many different muscles you use, loving it. Great post 🙂
This is a wonderful post, Barbara. 🙂
We have benefited immensely by learning to dance. I recommend it for all the reasons you’ve so eloquently stated… 🙂
Thank you, Carolyn. I enjoyed your posts, as well.
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I love dancing! My husband pretended to like it too until we got married! I still tease him about it!
Unscrupulous! Maybe see if you can get him to look at a couple of Dance Safari’s posts and light a fire in him.
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I couldn’t agree more. We love social ballroom!
Thanks for the comment. Hope you enjoy many more years of dancing. It’s the key to staying vibrant.
We enjoy it a lot. We are social – not comps & no solos at studio events. Given that, we do well … and you can find Ballroom in my Categories. Even did a few short stories around that topic.
I’m enjoying your posts. I like the way you are concise and get to the point. I tend to ramble, but it’s mostly because I’m so excited to be writing about ballroom dancing.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great evening.
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My parents were ballroom dance teachers, so I started around 3 years old. Never looked back.
Good for you, Susie. What a lucky woman you are in so many ways!
Barbara
Am thankful that I can find time to still dance.
Wonderful post.
Plenty of reasons to learn to dance
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Yes, there are. With all your creativity, I bet you love moving to music.
Barbara
I can’t dance very well and I don’t have a partner to practice with or to go dancing with
But I like moving to music
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Luisa, you need a few lessons. There are 10 Arthur Murray studios in Italy. If they’re run the same way we do here in the States, you don’t need a partner. You won’t be the only one… Hope you get a chance to try it someday.
Thank you
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Thank you very much
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Thank you very much