Dance Therapy

You don't have to know how to dance to attend. All Women are welcome!

I have combined my years of knowledge as a Mental Health Therapist and Dance Instructor to create this helpful workshop to Mentally and Physically strengthen you through the the gentle, flowing moves of Belly Dance. So let's learn to get out of our heads and into our bodies to fully experience the movement of dance!

I will be teaching new Beginner Belly Dance Moves & Choreography along with Stress reduction techniques and Therapeutic self acceptance exercises. Women of all ages, shapes, sizes and skill sets are welcome! 

Dancers for Life School of Dance is located on the east side of Middlebelt Rd in a small plaza between Ramey's and Auto Zone. Feel free to join us Saturday May 7th, 2016 at 2:30 PM for a 1.5 hour workshop. $10 at Dancers for Life Studio in Garden City. You can show up at the door and pay or RSVP here and pay at the door.

Wear workout clothes, a skirt or anything you feel comfortable dancing in. Bring a scarf to wrap around your waist to accent your hip movements. It doesn't have to be a coin scarf, any scarf will do. There will also be brand-new belly dance scarves sold at the workshop for $20.  

You can wear tennis shoes, dance shoes, ballet slippers, or bare feet. Just don't wear socks by themselves as the floor is slippery.

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Self Image / Dance Therapy

Self Image / Dance Therapy for Women

Do you judge and compare yourself to others? 

Do you want to feel more comfortable in your own mind and body? 

I have combined my years of knowledge as a Mental Health Therapist and Dance Instructor to create this helpful workshop. 

I will be teaching Stress reduction techniques and Therapeutic self acceptance exercises through the form of Belly dance. You don't have to know how to dance to attend! Women of all ages, shapes, sizes and skill sets are welcome! Wear workout clothes or anything you feel comfortable dancing in. Bring a scarf to wrap around your waist to accent your hip movements. It doesn't have to be a coin scarf, any scarf will do. There will also be brand-new belly dance scarves sold at the workshop for $20. 

You can wear tennis shoes, dance shoes, ballet slippers, or bare feet. Just don't wear socks by themselves as the floor is slippery.Dancers for life dance studio is located in a small plaza between AutoZone and Ramey's. It's also located directly across the street from Villa Bakery. Parking is in the rear.

Dancing alleviates Stress, Depression and Anxiety

Are you struggling with stress and depression?  Research suggests that dancing can help to reduce your depression and stress.  The focus and physical exertion of dance is capable of reducing cortisol which is known as the “stress hormone.”  Dancing in general is shown to have positive effects on our mental health.  If you’ve tried meditation, mindfulness, or breathing exercises and found they don’t work for you, maybe it’s time to get out your dancing shoes. 

Dancing alone can reduce stress, but structured dancing with choreography or with a partner indicate higher levels of success in depression and stress reduction due to the mind and body working together by using cerebral and cognitive thought processes along with muscle memory.  If you’re dancing at home remember to focus on the music and your body, let your emotions go.  If you’re able to, join a dance class or take tango or ballroom dancing lessons with a friend or partner.  

Written by: Amanda Furca, Graduate Level Intern, Loring Therapy LLC

Edited by: Charity M. Loring LLMSW

loringtherapy.com

Adapted from the PsychCentral Blog:

“Dance Away Stress and Depression,”

By Christy Matta, MA

URL: http://blogs.psychcentral.com/dbt/2010/07/dance-away-stress-and-depression/