Southern Elegance Dance Studio

Structured salsa lessons could improve physical activity, gait, and balance in people with MS. The more recent study had participants with MS paired with partners without MS dancing the rumba, foxtrot, waltz, swing, American tango, and push-pull, as well as salsa.

Ballroom dance can be a fun, social form of physical activity for people with MS that can result in improved motor performance, gait, endurance, and cognition. Ballroom-style dancing has previously shown benefit in patients with Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease.

There are numerous benefits to partaking in dance classes ranging from increasing your amount of daily exercise to making new friends with shared interests. Some of the benefits to increasing the amount of exercise you do are: reduced stress levels, improved relaxation, stronger bones and muscles and help to control body weight.

Researchers Leste and Rust (1990/1984) assigned patients with anxiety disorders to spend time in one of four settings: a modern-dance class, an exercise class, a music class, or a math class. Only the dance class significantly reduced anxiety.

Occasionally offered - check the calendar. No partner or experience required.

Offered different weeknights - check the calendar. Different instructors - check the calendar. Newcomers welcome, No partner necessary.

Private Lessons are available any day of the week convenient to your schedule.

Friday nights at 7:00 - 7:30 PM before the party. Multiple levels - Newcomer through Advanced. Different dance taught each month - check the calendar. No partner necessary.