Health Benefits & Transferable Skills!

Even from a young age, keeping yourself healthy is essential to set yourself up for the future. Dance classes offer several benefits which help children get into good shape as well as having several other health benefits.

Stageworks Academy provide classes for all aspects of performing arts, involving singing, dancing and drama. For the ages of 3yrs +, we can help all kids maintain good health with physical development.

Mental Health Benefits

Whilst dance is a great method to improve physical health, it will also deal with several aspects of mental health. This may not always be an issue from a young age but without socialisation from activities such as dance classes, mental health could become a problem as children get older.

Dance classes are a fantastic option as they help to reduce stress and anxiety, as well as significantly building your confidence through dance and interacting with others. Dance is a great way to improve your self-confidence, especially from a young age. This should help you develop confidence no matter what you are getting involved in, improving your psychological well-being.

Heart & Lung Condition

Your heart and lungs will usually be in a good condition from a young age. However, dance classes will only improve their condition, for now and for the future. It can be easy to damage your health, heart and lungs without taking part in activities from a young age. Although there are other options, dance classes are one of the best ways to improve your heart and lung condition.

Dance should improve the health of all children and it is never too late to get involved in dance classes. As you continue to grow, giving yourself the best opportunity to be healthy when you are older is important. Taking part in dance classes from a young age is a fantastic way to achieve this and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Improve Flexibility & Agility

Although this may not the biggest priority for most children and parents, improving flexibility, agility and coordination can be very beneficial to all children. Not only should this improve your dancing ability, but it can also be ideal for other aspects of their life.

Flexibility can help in the long-term to make sure your body is always in peak condition and you will not easily hurt yourself through doing different activities. The average human has 642 muscles in their body and by being active from a young age, you make sure your muscles become stronger and fully develop. Dancing can achieve this by regularly improving your flexibility through dance routines and dance activities.

Fitness & Physical Appearance

Perhaps most importantly, staying in shape can help build confidence for many people. Dance is just one activity that will make sure you are constantly improving your physical appearance and fitness. Dance is very intense and as a child or teenager, this will help you improve fitness in the long term, improving your stamina but making sure your body is ready for a range of activities.

Dance will also help you lose weight. Diabetes commonly begins from a young age and will stay with you. By taking part in dance classes, this is just one of many health problems that you can avoid by staying fit. Dance will improve your physical appearance, which should lead to the improvement of your physical health.

1. A knack for problem-solving

If you accidentally ran on eight counts too early you would need to fix the problem and to do it fast. With a quick mind (and enough adrenaline), a dancer can handle anything from an onstage tumble to a class presentation gone wrong. The show must go on, after all.

2. Teamwork mentality

What greater example of teamwork is there than a corps de ballet? Dancing in the corps are required to work with a group of diverse personalities. This makes me a valuable player in group projects in which, like the corps, nobody looks good unless everyone looks good.

3. A thick skin" and perseverance

As difficult as it could be to hear from a school teacher that you are unlikely to pass their class, A dancer will use this opportunity and take it as a chance to up their game, ultimately exceeding expectations. Dancers know better than to take criticism or rejection personally. We recover gracefully, challenging ourselves to improve instead.

4. Unwavering dedication

Dance will teach you the value of keeping commitments. Dancers often miss out on concerts and parties in favour of rehearsals, classes and shows. If you don t show up, you miss out. While attending class in college is considered "optional," in reality, the same rule applies: Skip a day? Forget about straight A's.

5. A sense of self-discipline

Dedication matters, but showing up is only half the equation. Discipline is a side effect of our training, as technique classes are dictated to us through a series of commands. Self-discipline, however, is the drive to perform these actions to the best of one's ability 100 per cent of the time. Dancers are hard workers and self-motivators, taking their tasks seriously in any context. Whether it's nailing 32 fouett s or landing a dream internship, dancers have what it takes to achieve their goals.

Contact Us

If you would like to get involved in dance classes or any of our performing arts, Stageworks Academy have the perfect option for all 3-18-year-olds. To make an enquiry, call us on 07812 957 140 or fill in our contact form today and receive a fast response.