By Caron J RoseA dance holiday in the UK is a great way to become immersed in the ever-popular hobby and pastime of dance. Throughout the country you can find companies and organisations staging a dance holiday. Dance holidays are a great way to meet like minded people, offering you a chance to hone up those dance stepping skills.
What can you expect from a dance holiday? Organisers of holidays focussed around a dance theme have had years of experience. They know their market, and they know that Britons love dancing. In fact, it's one of the fastest growing pastimes in the country.
No doubt TV programmes like Strictly Come Dancing have played their part in raising awareness in the exciting and exhilarating world of dance. However, a dance holiday UK style can feature modern dance or exotic dance as well as ballroom dancing.
A dance holiday UK style is likely to feature all the best things that an ordinary holiday will. The hotel will usually be of a high standard, often four stars, and you can expect full room and board. There may be dance workshops where the finer points of dance routines will be taught and demonstrated by experts. The days may feature excursions to local places of interest, but the nights will always be reserved for dancing.
The dance holiday UK dancers still prefer the most is ballroom dancing. There's something about the foxtrot, the quickstep and the Viennese waltz that line dancing, break dancing and pole dancing just don't have. It's most likely so because ballroom dancing is social dancing, as opposed to modern free style dancing where it's often the case that having a partner is optional.
Social dancing became popular in the Middle Ages throughout Europe. Ballroom dancing, in a form that would be recognisable today, started around the 16th century and initially was reserved for the noble classes. Ordinary people performed folk dancing, a rougher and coarser form of social dance that was looked down on by the people in the upper classes.
There's one major benefit to be gained from social dancing that dance holiday UK dancers probably don't think too much about, and that's the health benefits. Most people dance for the sheer fun and enjoyment of it, but there are also many health benefits that make dancing one of the best all round pastimes you can have.
If you like walking, or even jogging, dancing can be every bit as beneficial from an exercise point of view. An evening of dancing will burn off as many calories as a good long walk, or a medium jog and you'll have a lot more fun doing it too.
Dancing, especially social dancing helps to relieve stress. It also helps to reduce the risk of heart disease. It can lower high blood pressure and it can be great for keeping your weight down too. A dance holiday can be surprisingly affordable. Britain is still a great country and most of us have barely travelled over it. Why not combine a love of dance with the chance to explore this wonderful country? Go on a dance holiday and expect to have a great time.
Caron J Rose
Ballroom Dance Holidays
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