| Abstrakt: |
Due to the countless functions it fulfils, dance is at the border between sport and art, being a motor activity expressed nonverbally both in the sphere of bodily expression and from a narrative point of view through the execution of rhythmic movements based on choreographic scenarios involving multiple body movements. Dance is a sensorimotor complex that includes physical, cognitive and social elements aimed at improving mental and cognitive health. It requires both anaerobic but especially aerobic effort. Such artistic activities support brain function and reduce the rate of brain ageing by stimulating attention, coordination and creativity, as well as enhancing the cardiorespiratory system. Dance is a physical activity with various forms of manifestation. Its complexity and aerobic nature provide health benefits, reducing excess weight, correcting posture and strengthening muscles. Dance functions can be considered as praxeological ways of action that are bio-psycho-socially conditioned and have a particular destination. The analysis of dance functions presents, through the benefits and conditioning factors for participants, a multitude of aspects such as bio-physiological, psycho-social, motor ones and more. Ballroom dance improves self-esteem and self-confidence, oxygenates the brain increasing the capacity for concentration, memory and attention, is a means of play and socialisation being associated with fun and pleasure, stimulates the motor system and balance, releases endorphins, and thus participants feel a state of well-being after training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
