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Ballroom dance refers to a set of partner dances, which are enjoyed both socially and competitively around the globe. The ballroom itself, is a large room inside a building, the designated purpose of which is holding formal dances called balls.Ballrooms are generally quite large, and may have ceilings higher than other rooms in the same building. They are designed that way to help the sound of orchestras carry throughout the whole room. To maintain good dance quality a proper ballroom always have one long and one shorter side of the dance floor where with the help of using the line of dance, that is always counter clockwise, the beauty of each dance can be easily introduced. In one common usage "ballroom dance" refers to the ten dances of International Standard and International Latin. In the United States and Canada, the American Style (American Smooth and American Rhythm) also exists.International StyleInternational StandardWaltz - Tango - Viennese Waltz - Slow Foxtrot - QuickstepInternational LatinCha Cha - Samba - Rumba - Paso Doble - JiveAmerican StyleAmerican SmoothWaltz - Tango - Foxtrot - Viennese WaltzAmerican RhythmCha Cha - Rumba - East Coast Swing - Bolero - Mambo Did you know that...(based on researches at the Hampshire Dance and Laban , 2007) Research Findings These findings support what is known anecdotally among dance practitioners and scientifically validate the potential health benefits of creative dance. Overall the dance program had a positive effect on both physical fitness and psychological well being. Creative dance is shown to be an activity that has potential to increase the health status of this age group by eliciting positive changes in certain aspects of physical fitness and psychological well being. Therefore creative dance not only aids personal development but is also an activity that adolescents can be involved in for health and fitness purposes. • Creative dance can be considered a valid alternative to sport for eliciting certain health and fitness benefits. Statistical analysis shows that in this case, females benefited physiologically more than males from this form of physical activity. Females also had overall greater motivation in comparison to males. This suggests that creative dance is particularly beneficial for female adolescents. • Females who drop-out of most other physical activities at this age could be more inclined to engage in dance and/or creative dance if available to them. Psychologically, although not significant, the positive responses in the well being assessments suggest that a dance program such as this has the potential to elicit positive effects on self-esteem, motivation and attitudes towards dance as a form of physical activity. • Creative dance can enhance psychological well being.
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