By New England School of Dance October 01, 2012
A studio that cares to offer the best training ...read more
By sarabeth56 June 13, 2012
Beautiful new studios and great teachers. Came here after a bad experience at another studio and love it! ...read more
By sarabeth56 June 13, 2012
Way too much drama, not enough dance instruction. This former funeral home studio is scary! Dysfunctional family atmosphere with many "lifers" who compete for attention. Recital is very repetitive with parents shelling out hundreds of dollars for numerous cheap costumes that are worn for one minute each. Beware! ...read more
"Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance." -Dave Barry The Tango. The Cha-cha. The Waltz. You know all these too well, but what you probably don't know, is that dancing is theone of the most effectivephysical activities for enhancing the brain and making you smarter. Let me explain. Why Dancing Makes You Smarter Dancing results in increased serotonin levels, the neurotransmitter responsible for enhancing many of the brain's functions, both directly and indirectly. It reduces stress, which allows the brain to perform better as it's not under a whole load of pressure. Pressure reduces our thinking rationale, and we tend to make rash decisions, which is not smart at all. Dancing improves your sense of of well being- again, another factor that will affect the way you think, and you tend to make smarter choices when you feel this way. Note that it is not just about mindset, the chemicals your brain gets from dancing contribute to this as well, so there's a biological part to it. You learn betterbecause of point no. 1 which I mentioned above. Serotonin enhances learning abilities, which means you take in moreandbetter information when you do things, which you will use to apply to other aspects of life. You maximize your experience of doing something because you learn more out of it, so you will be able to make smarter decisions whenever you encounter another situation where you will use what you have learnt. Your memory is improvedbecause of increased serotonin levels. I've talked about the benefits of memory on being smarter numerous times in other articles, which you might have already read, or if you have not, just explore the sections via the navigation bar on the right. You have a better appetite,and why is this important? The more you feel like eating, the more enthusiastic you will get about food, and you'll take effort in choosing what you want to eat. Food hasa huge impacton the brain. You sleep betterand the benefits of this on the brain is enormous, and the negative effects of having a lack of it is not very nice to hear too. Dancing will allow you to sleep better and get enough proper sleep through the night. Dancing increases your intelligence, because it requires a significant amount of decision making, based on your partner's moves. When you dance, many aspects of your brain is used – kinesthetic, musical, rational and emotional – which would result in improved decision making, especially split-second decision making. You train your brain to create new neurological paths, which leaves you with more possibilities in solving problems. Your resistance to mental illnesses such as Alzheimer's and dementia is increased by 78% compared to if you don't dance.This keeps you smart as you get older and the amount of synapses (neuron connections in the brain) reduces to less than two times of what you have when you're young. I just mentioned awhole loadof benefits you can get, and hopefully, you will see how beneficial dancing is to the brain. ...read more
By Arthur Murray Dance Studio March 01, 2011
Hi everyone... We are trying to become the BEST dance studio in New Hampshire in the Hippo Press' "Best of NH" edition. We are asking all of you to log on to the Hippo Press site at: www.hippopress.com and follow the link to vote for your favorites. You have to vote for at least 20 selections and the very last one on the ballot says "Did we forget someone?" That is where you should enter our name...Arthur Murray Dance Studio - Manchester. Thank you for all of your support! Steve ...read more
By Arthur Murray Dance Studio February 04, 2011
We are looking forward to our commercial airing on WMUR TV starting January 17th. Our commercial will be seen on News Nine this Morning...Nightline...and Jimmy Kimmel! If anyone catches it let me know what you think! ...read more
By Arthur Murray Dance Studio January 15, 2011
Dance classes are usually held at dance studios, where sessions are conducted based on age or dance type. To remember classmates and document the classes taken, the studio often takes a class portrait of the members together. Instead of taking a traditional picture where classmates are lined up in row... ...read more
Square dancing is a form of dance that is a lot of fun and a great way to meet new people. If you want to learn to do this type of dance, learning from videos is an easy way to do so. Learning dance in this manner allows people to feel more comfortable, as they can learn in private, in their own home. ...read more