10 Reasons why Dancing makes you Smarter & Happier 1. Dancing increases blood flow and so circulation improves. This results in the brain receiving more Oxygen, one of the key elements needed to optimise brain function.

2. Physical activity improves your muscle/fat ratio and improves your blood sugar balance leading to better concentration levels and attention span. Your risk of diabetes, which destroys brain cells and reduces mental function is also lowered. 3. Dance strengthens the frontal cortex of the brain which reduces the risk of depression, increases motivation and improves judgment and impulse control. It also raises serotonin levels which promotes happiness and gives a sense of well being.

4. Repetitive dance movements reinforces muscle memory and consistently rewires neural pathways. This promotes muscle building and assists you in retaining muscle strength throughout your life. 5. Dance reduces stress levels and promotes relaxation. Too much stress causes brain inflammation and is therefore degenerative. This may lead to poor performance, sluggishness and brain fog. 6. The disciplines required for dance are both physically and mentally stimulating and therefore boosts brain power by speeding up thought processes and improving memory and concentration.

7. Dancing has been shown to increase cognitive ability in all age groups and improve brain plasticity. It is one of the only physical activities that has been consistently shown to protect against dementia. 8. Learning new dance steps and routines improves fine motor co-ordination skills such as handwriting, promotes balance and spatial awareness and increases both memory and intelligence by increasing neurotransmitter activity. 9. Dance engages both the right and left hand sides of the brain and promotes synchronicity between the two. For example you can think a dance routine through in a logical manner whilst retaining the ability to empathise with other dancers. 10. Dancing stimulates the autonomic nervous system which runs our organs, blood vessels, glands and other functions without conscious awareness. If your child suffers with attention deficit, lacks co-ordination/clumsiness, has bad handwriting, is prone to impulsive or compulsive behaviour, is emotionally volatile, lacks empathy or suffers with disturbed sleep they may benefit from a nutritional assessment and personalised diet plan. For further details contact Tonia:- 07825912001 atasteof_goodness@yahoo.co.uk www.atasteofgoodness.co.uk