Just dance!

I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance.

The famous German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche did not say this without a reason. He understood the secret of dancing, its goal to move, to touch and to inspire.

Dancing is considered as a type of art that involves movement of body usually to music. People have danced throughout the centuries in nearly every culture in order to express their emotional state, tell a story, perform a religion or just to have fun. As such, dancing represents one of the oldest human arts. It is also often used as a form of nonverbal communication.

Nowdays, there are a variety of different dances. Breakdancing, ballet, tango, hip-hop, step dance and many others are born each day and danced in disparate societies. However, they all have one thing in common. They bring people together and make them feel more satisfied and relaxed. Not only do the proffesional dancers feel this way, but also common people after a fun night out. What is more, dancing to a certain types of music and sounds can bring about a sense of relaxation within the body, spirit and mind. Therefore, dancing is an ideal ending of an exhausting and stressful day.

Needless to say, dancing is a type of pshysical exercise. Given this, our health benefits in myriad ways, such as stress reduction and increased serotonin level. On top of that, dancing is pefect for those who are eager to lose their weight and keep their bodies fit.

The most recent research has showed that frequent dancing can even make us smarter. Stimulating one’s mind by dancing can ward off Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia. Frequent dancing was also proven to be more effective against dementia than reading or any other physical, but also mental activity. In addition to this, major study showed that dancing increases cognitive acuity at all ages.

Despite the fact that this research does not state what type of dancing can make us more clever, dancing should definitely become part of our everyday lives. It is not improtant if you are a good dancer or not, you should just get up and dance! Trust me, it’s hell of lot of fun.



Personally, until I came to Graz I used to dance ballet. Firstly, I danced classical, but later modern ballet. I was always fascinated by the elegant and tender movements of delicate ballerinas. For me, dancing represents something exciting and beautiful. It demands a lot of effort, but also brings wonderful experiences and lasting friendships. But enough about dancing…

Talk about dance? Dance is not something to talk about. Dance is to dance. - Peter St. James