American Dance Movement builds healthy communities through dance by expanding access to dance and movement, educating about its benefits, and inspiring generations of dance enthusiasts.

Why is dance important?

• • Dancing is proven to lower stress, increase happiness, and increase mental health

• • Students develop skills, strategies, and knowledge in theatre and dance access cognitive, personal, and social domains that help them become more literate human beings.

• • Dancing is proven to produce higher self-esteem and a more positive outlook on life

• • Defined and specific movement activities in dance can positively impact early reading skills 
and language arts skills

• • When the arts are a major part of the school experience, students’ attendance rates rise dramatically

• • Dancing can stimulate the mind and ward off alzheimer’s, dementia, and keeps the brain active at all ages

• • Kinesthetic activities assists learners in overcoming problems with processing information

• • Dance can impact and even facilitate learning in other subject areas such as math, 
reading, science, and social studies

• • Dance activities provide deeper comprehension and more visible engagement in the learning process itself

• Dancing is the only form of physical activity to offer protection against dementia