ENGLISH ESSAY CLASS 6

Dance is the expression of the soul through rhythmic body movements, accompanied with music. Dance as a hobby will enable children to unwind from their daily hectic monotonous routines. Dancing always has a positive influence on the mental, physical and emotional levels of the children.

Benefits of dancing
Children who learn dance as a hobby have shown convincing improvement in their concentration, physical fitness and flexibility, self control, patience and confidence level. Dancing teaches them how to relax by overcoming their depressions and stresses. Children can also lose their excess flab through dancing. It also provides them with a perfect platform to socialize and meet different people.

Dance is also one of the most lucrative career options for children. Proficient dancers will always manage to find vacancies as a choreographer or a dance teacher in myriads of dance classes, health and entertainment institutions.

Dancing is completely an exciting and fulfilling hobby. All the related elements of dance such as rhythm and movement, music, atmosphere, partnerships and togetherness confer a wonderful experience to the dancers. Very few other hobbies are as useful and rewarding as dancing. It is for these reasons parents tend to always encourage their children to pursue dance as a hobby..

Different dance forms
When it comes to dancing the kids can choose from some of the following popular dance forms:

Indian dance forms
Odissi
Kathakali
Bharatnatyam
Kathak
Mohiniattam
Bhangra
Garba
Rabindra nrittyo
Bollywood dance
Regional Folk dances

International dance forms
Samba
Rumba
Paso double
Ballroom dance
Tango
Waltz
Foxtrot
Hip-hop dance
Belly dance
Tap dance
Irish Jig
Bouree
Gay Gavotte
Lancers
Brisk courante
Horn pipe
Tarentelle
B-boying
Break dance
Ballet dance
Line dance
Flamenco dance
Jazz dance
Swing dance
Cha-cha-cha
Mambo bolero
Spanish Saraband
Polonaise
Highland fling
Minuet
Square quadrille
Rigadoon
Allemande

Every dance form has its own appeal, identity and challenge. Each of the above mentioned dance forms are beautiful and elegant in its own unique ways. Hence, no dance form can be compared with the other.