Benefits of Ballet - Sovereign Ballet- Erie PA Dance Studio

Why Ballet?

Ballet dancers move with grace, elegance, beauty and softness. Yet there is so much strength, control and discipline of character that goes on behind it.

Audrey Hepburn attributes much of her stance and poise to her absolute devotion to ballet in her younger years. She wanted to be a ballet dancer but was deemed too tall. She turned to acting to supplement her income and voila, the rest is history as you know it. (www.elegantwoman.org)

Ballet is the foundation for all forms of dance. It is absolutely necessary to study Ballet to help develop poise, balance and technique. You as a parent or guardian are always concerned whether your child develops well. The factors you consider are proper nutrition, positive family relationships, enriching cognitive activities and appropriate physical activity. Today, there are many ways for your child to be active, from sports to interactive video games to dance lessons. So, what makes ballet lessons especially good for your child’s development?

Physical Benefits

Dance offers a greater range of motion, coordination, endurance and strength than most other physical activities, according to the National Dance Education Organization. If you have an interest in any genre of dance in the future, ballet is where you’ll learn the basics. But even if dance isn’t the ultimate goal, ballet lessons improve posture, flexibility, coordination, strength, grace and confidence. They also provide an opportunity for kids to be active regardless of the weather outdoors.

Emotional Benefits

Ballet instills discipline and confidence which can help with emotional maturity. In ballet class, young students need to follow directions closely and control their urges to run around the wide-open spaces of the dance studio while older students learn time management skills as schedule demands intensifies. Confidence increases as students develop new skills and perform in presentations.

Cognitive Benefits

There are three major cognitive benefits to taking ballet lessons. First, students expand their vocabulary through learning French names of the steps and hearing the musical terms and phrasing. Secondly, they develop their musicality and rhythm through coordinating their bodies to music. A third benefit to taking lessons is memorizing new steps and combinations which helps to improve memory.

Social Benefits

Ballet lessons can improve social skills. Enrolling in ballet classes encourage individuals to form new friendships. Students also get to interact with positive role models in their dance teachers.