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Unique Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

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adult dance lessons near Chandler ArizonaMother’s Day is just two short days away! What do you have planned for that special woman in your life? If you’ve run out of creative gift-giving ideas, have no fear! I’ve got the perfect Mother’s Day present…adult dance lessons!

Now, if you’re the man in her life, you can certainly join in the fun and get her couple’s dance lessons in popular dance styles like Country dancing, Salsa, or Swing dancing. What about the sexiest dance on earth, the Argentine tango. Yes, she would surely love to give that one a whirl too…especially with you!

With Private Dance Lessons for her, or for the two of you, you are giving your amazing gal so much more than a new hobby to enjoy. In fact, the benefits of social dancing are endless! Let’s start with how relaxing it is to learn to dance. Private Dance Lessons are a wonderful escape from your day-even for just an hour. Think about it. She’s kid-free, moving and grooving to her favorite music, and forgetting about work, and outside responsibilities. That’s a great thing! With a little down time, it’s much easier to tackle life head-on!

Country and Latin dance lessons for beginners are also a fun way to re-connect with your sweetie. If you’ve been bogged down with work and/or child rearing, dance lessons for two are quite the romantic getaway! You can meet at your local dance studio after work, or make your lessons a weekly date night. Either way, couple’s lessons are a great investment in your relationship. Making time for each other is a gift that is often more treasured than a new purse or outfit.

Finally, adult dance lessons are an awesome way to build self-confidence. If you’ve got a shy wife, or one that has always wanted to dance but doesn’t feel that she can, now is the time to show her that anything is possible. A self-assured person is a happier, healthier person, so why not help get the ball rolling for her?

Swing on by your local ballroom dance studio that offers lessons in the dances you think she’d love to learn. If you reside in Phoenix, Arizona, Dance FX Studios is a fantastic place to enjoy social dance lessons for adults. We make learning to dance fun and easy! She’ll get to explore everything from Country Two Step dancing to the steamy Latin Bachata dance, and anything in between!

Stop by today between noon and 8 pm or tomorrow (Saturday) between 11 am and 4 pm for a gift card for her. Dance FX Studios is on Dobson Rd and Guadalupe Rd on the southeast corner, just off the 101 highway. We hope we can help to brighten her Mother’s Day with the gift of dance!

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Reap The Benefits of Country and Latin Dance Lessons

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Arizona Country Two Step dance classesLately we’ve shared how the numerous benefits of learning to dance in this year ahead can make 2015 your best one yet. From improving your love life to increasing your social circle, knowing how to Country, Swing or Latin dance is a game-changer on many levels, from social to physical to even emotional.

In the last blog, we shared how social dancing can relieve stress and help to strengthen connections with others. Before that, we posted on how knowing how to Country Two Step or Salsa dance builds confidence and can keep the often dreaded gym at bay by being physical on the dance floor instead. Today, we are going to explore even more perks of social dancing, beginning with how ballroom dancing is a wonderful preventative for dementia.

Yes, studies have shown that, in adults over 75 years of age, ballroom dancing has had the greatest effect on warding off Alzheimer’s and related diseases. Out-scoring reading, cycling and even doing crossword puzzles, dancing frequently was 76% more effective in mental health preventatives! Since learning and memorizing steps requires repetition, muscle memory and brain power, dancing has been shown to improve mental acuity, greatly decreasing risk of dementia.

Physically, upbeat dances like Swing dancing also help to release endorphins in your body, keeping your mind in great spirits and your body burning between 300 and 400 calories per hour. Now that’s a great two-for-one! Additionally, dancing is heart-healthy. In fact, facilities like the Flagstaff Medical Center offer ballroom dance lessons for rehabilitating the heart and other parts of the body like the knees in a safe manner.

Finally, for a longer-lasting and more fulfilling life, forming connections with others who have similar interests is essential. In a study by Jonathan Skinner from Queen’s University in Belfast, social dancing even created tolerance between those who normally had social tensions by bringing each other together and engaging with each other.

Today can be the day you begin your journey into social dancing! At Dance FX Studios in Mesa, Arizona, we have an amazing New Student Offer, which will allow you to explore the basics of popular social dances like the Country Swing and Bachata. The benefits of social dancing are yours for the taking, so what are you waiting for? Come visit us and let the fun begin!