It is a natural thing for everybody to like dancing. But why is it so important? Dance is not a simple exercise that strengthens your muscles and makes you lose calories. Dance makes us feel complete, happy and alive - because we dance not only with our feet, legs or arms - we dance also with our brain! When we learn a step or a choreography, that results in brain actvity. The learning process keeps the brain young while new brain cell connections are created.

Some kinds of rhythm may induce a trance, especially drum sounds, techniques used in rituals to connect the human being with the spiritual world. In fact every kind of music afects the brain in some way, and it is wonderful when we can dance, when we can express with our body the beauty of the melodies. Beauty is another important aspect of dance, it is the goal we look for when we repeat a mouvement over and over, until it is perfect - and when perfection is found, it is brought to other aspects of our lives.

Dance has also a social role, it approaches people, and makes us more self assured. It has been used since immemorial times, connecting people and nature. The creation of the world itself, is expressed by the dance of Shiva, who also dances to the balance and destruction of the universe, so that new forms can be born again.

The word dance comes from the root “tan” from Sanskrit, which means “tension”. When we can express the tension of our lives with our body, mind and spirit, connecting ourselves with nature and the gods, we are really living!