Dance as a Hobby

Dance is the expression of the soul through rhythmic body movements, accompanied with music. Dance as a hobby will enable children to unwind from their daily hectic monotonous routines. Dancing always has a positive influence on the mental, physical and emotional levels of the children.

Benefits of dancing 

Children who learn dance as a hobby have shown convincing improvement in their concentration, physical fitness and flexibility, self control, patience and confidence level. Dancing teaches them how to relax by overcoming their depressions and stresses. Children can also lose their excess flab through dancing. It also provides them with a perfect platform to socialize and meet different people. 

Dance is also one of the most lucrative career options for children. Proficient dancers will always manage to find vacancies as a choreographer or a dance teacher in myriads of dance classes, health and entertainment institutions. 

Dancing is completely an exciting and fulfilling hobby. All the related elements of dance such as rhythm and movement, music, atmosphere, partnerships and togetherness confer a wonderful experience to the dancers. Very few other hobbies are as useful and rewarding as dancing. It is for these reasons parents tend to always encourage their children to pursue dance as a hobby..

Different dance forms 

When it comes to dancing the kids can choose from some of the following popular dance forms:

Indian dance forms

• Odissi
• Kathakali
• Bharatnatyam
• Kathak
• Mohiniattam
• Bhangra
• Garba
• Rabindra nrittyo
• Bollywood dance
• Regional Folk dances

International dance forms

• Samba
• Rumba
• Paso double
• Ballroom dance
• Tango
• Waltz
• Foxtrot
• Hip-hop dance
• Belly dance
• Tap dance
• Irish Jig
• Bouree
• Gay Gavotte
• Lancers
• Brisk courante
• Horn pipe
• Tarentelle
• B-boying
• Break dance
• Ballet dance
• Line dance
• Flamenco dance
• Jazz dance
• Swing dance
• Cha-cha-cha
• Mambo bolero
• Spanish Saraband
• Polonaise
• Highland fling
• Minuet
• Square quadrille
• Rigadoon
• Allemande 

Every dance form has its own appeal, identity and challenge. Each of the above mentioned dance forms are beautiful and elegant in its own unique ways. Hence, no dance form can be compared with the other.