How does dance help with school education and learning?

Question

Does it help increase focus or etc.? Are there websites that prove this?

Answer 1

From the American Arts Alliance website:
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Students who study the arts continue to outperform non-arts students on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). According to the College Board's 2001 College-Bound Seniors: A Profile of SAT Program Test Takers, students with more than 4 years of arts study scored 68 points higher on the verbal section and 51 points higher on the math section of the SAT than students with no arts course work.>>
http://www.americanartsalliance.org/americanartsalliance/importance_federal_funding_arts.html

The "Tools and Resources" page of the Dance USA website is probably the best place to start for more links to research that proves the effectiveness of dance in education. Scroll down to "Benefits of Arts Education."
http://www.danceusa.org/government/tools.htm

Answer 2

Dance helps eye hand coordination, thinking and problem solving skills. All of the arts contribute to the well-rounded education of our students....Dance is literally thinking on your feet.
Check out ABC (Arts in the Basic Curriculum) on the net or National Dance Education Association for further info.

Answer 3

Well, dancing in general teaches you that if you work hard at something and practice you can achieve what you want. It's responsibility and discipline...if you miss a class, you have to make up for it. If you miss school you have to make up for it. You can't just skim through something, you need to work at something to achieve it.

Answer 4

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