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Benefits of Dance Dance has many benefits, such as the most known benefits, like better flexibility and strength. But, there are also many benefits that not many people know about, such as how it helps mental health and memory. Dance can have an effect on children as young as two, or even children as old as twelve. Here are some of the benefits, or effects, of dance. The most known effect that dance has, is physical benefits. Dance can help improve conditions of a child’s heart and lungs, and can increase muscular strength and endurance. Dance can give a child better coordination, agility, and of course, better flexibility. Good coordination can help with other vital skills such as riding a bike, and multitasking successfully. Dance can also help maintain a healthy blood pressure. Dance has physical benefits both inside and outside of the human body. It also improves a child’s overall balance and spatial awareness. According to The Benefits of Dance for Young Children,”Through dance, ...

  Arts Programs getting Cut Many schools are cutting arts programs almost completely out of their curriculum. But why? Why are these schools making budget cuts? Why are other programs supposedly  more important than the arts? Let's find out. The main reason why arts programs are being cut from schools, is because of budget cuts. Schools are making these budget cuts, and giving little funding to the arts programs, so that the funding can be rerouted to more core subjects like math and english. The No Child Left Behind Act puts even more focus on core subjects mentioned.  According to an article from KMPerform School for Arts and Performance, “The Act was put into place after the NCLB Act, with even more emphasis to be put on core subjects and skills that students needed in order to succeed in college . ”   According to the article Funding For Schools’ Arts Programs Ending , “D uring the 1999-2000 school year, 20% of schools offered dance and theatre classes, and ...