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Morning Edition, Your Health, December 14, 2006

Ballroom Dancers Waltz to Healthier Hearts
by Allison Aubrey 

For those who love it, ballroom dancing beats a dull workout on the treadmill. And now, cardiologists are also realizing just how powerful the dance workouts can be.

Italian researchers have found that just 21 minutes of dancing, three times a week, can match the cardiovascular benefits from working out on a treadmill or bicycle.

Instructor Chris Thompson says ballroom dance techniques work because they automatically emphasize good health.   Read More

 
The JHU Gazette, November 27, 2006

Chopin, Tai Chi and Cha-cha-cha
Never too late to learn:
Peabody Preparatory expands adult offerings
By Greg Rienzi

Strike the drum and get your dancing shoes on - the Peabody Preparatory will introduce this spring a new version of its adult-learning program that aims to build a community of lifelong learners who both appreciate and practice the creative arts.

The Adult and Continuing Education program, which was piloted this fall, will feature individual instruction, music and movement classes, choral and instrumental ensembles, workshops, lectures and special events.

The ACE program will replace the existing, century-old Adult Studies Division, which offered private lessons and intermittently hosted classes such as chamber music and singing.

Carolee Stewart, dean of the Preparatory since 2001, said that ACE constitutes a "rethinking" of adult learning at the Preparatory and offers to the community a more formalized series of classes.   Read More