The Alliance for Round, Traditional, and Square Dance (ARTS-Dance) has created 60-second videos with information about the many benefits of dancing. Links to the videos produced for this project are intended to be posted and shared throughout the dancing community. As the videos become available links will be posted, shared and publicized.

In the first 90-second video Dr. Lee discusses one of the many benefits of Square Dancing. He points to the Emotional and Psychological benefits participants gain from the activity. He emphasizes that Square Dancing provides exercise and positive socialization which is equally, if not more, beneficial.

Dr. Lee notes that the experience of dancing brings happiness to the dancers. He also notes this is only ONE of the MANY benefits of this activity.

Doctors also note the following:

“It’s clear that square dancing is the perfect exercise. It combines all positive aspects of intense physical exercise with none of the negative elements.”

“Square dancing is a low-impact activity requiring constant movement and quick directional changes that help keep the body in shape.”

“Doctors say that Square dance movements raise heart rates like many good aerobic exercises should. All the quick changes of direction loosen and tone up the muscles — but not so severely as to cause injury. In Square Dancing, when you’re not moving, you’re clapping hands and tapping your feet, which all contribute to long-term fitness.”

While Square Dancing may look complex to non-dancers from the outside. New dancers learn one move at a time, practice that move then learn another, then another, and so on. After a series of lessons, new dancers blend in with experienced dancers

Links to the 90-second videos produced by the ARTS -