Postmenopausal women looking to lose weight or boost their heart health might want to take up ballroom dancing or join a hip-hop dance class. A new study published in Menopause, the journal of The ...

Before we were dancing machines, we were primates just finding our groove. Footage of chimpanzees walking in sync — performing what appears to be a “conga” — is informing psychological researchers ...

A tango program for cancer survivors is showing to have benefits far beyond developing graceful dance moves. Tim Hickey dances the Argentine tango with Mimi Lamantia to build strength and balance ...

A new study led by researchers at York University shows that dance can be beneficial in halting the cognitive decline associated with Parkinson's disease and, for some participants, they even showed ...

Social singing and dance are often assumed to be hard-wired into the human condition; studies have supported the conclusion that these are common across cultures. But new research from an ...

To dance is a radical act. To think about dance, to study dance, or to practice dance in this 21st century is a radical act. Why? Because if dancing matters—if dancing makes a difference to how we ...

Only 8% of kids enrolled in after-school dance programs got enough exercise during class to meet federal guidelines for moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, a new study finds. Even worse, only 6% ...

Wriggling into a stretchy, full-body black suit with internal wires, Kennesaw State University senior Jordan Carter smiled. “I feel like a spy,” the dance major said as she zipped up the motion ...

New research suggests that dancing might lighten the depression suffered by many people with Parkinson’s disease, an approach that’s accessible, inexpensive, drug free — and often a lot of fun. “I don ...

Do you like to boogie? So does Snowball, a sulphur-crested cockatoo, according to a study published by Current Biology on movement to music. He has 14 dance moves. Videos of Snowball's dancing have ...

Studying in another part of the world or country can be a valuable part of your academic journey, and an instrumental experience in further developing artistically, intellectually, physically and ...

What is a Dance Major at Drexel? The Dance major at Drexel combines extensive stage and studio dance experiences with rigorous academic coursework. Community engaged learning and somatic inquiry are ...