The impact of dance on human health

Marosz, Szymon, Borkowska, Aleksandra, Borkowska, Katarzyna, Krysiak, Patrycja, Kuligowska, Monika, Piecewicz-Szczęsna, Halina. The impact of dance on human health. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2022;12(11):297-304. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2022.12.11.039 https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/40004 https://zenodo.org/record/7304373 The journal has had 40 points in Ministry of Education and Science of Poland parametric evaluation. Annex to the announcement of the Minister of Education and Science of December 21, 2021. No. 32343. Has a Journal's Unique Identifier: 201159. Scientific disciplines assigned: Physical Culture Sciences (Field of Medical sciences and health sciences); Health Sciences (Field of Medical Sciences and Health Sciences). Punkty Ministerialne z 2019 - aktualny rok 40 punktów. Załącznik do komunikatu Ministra Edukacji i Nauki z dnia 21 grudnia 2021 r. Lp. 32343. Posiada Unikatowy Identyfikator Czasopisma: 201159. Przypisane dyscypliny naukowe: Nauki o kulturze fizycznej (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu); Nauki o zdrowiu (Dziedzina nauk medycznych i nauk o zdrowiu). © The Authors 2022; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 14.09.2022. Revised: 20.10.2022. Accepted: 06.11.2022. The impact of dance on human health Szymon Marosz1, Aleksandra Borkowska1, Katarzyna Borkowska2, Patrycja Krysiak2, Monika Kuligowska2, Halina Piecewicz-Szczęsna3 Student Research Circle at the Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin Supervisor: PhD Halina Piecewicz-Szczęsna3 Mazovian Regional Hospital of St. John Paul II in Siedlce Sp. z o.o. 3. Chair and Department of Epidemiology and Clinical Research Methodology, Medical University of Lublin Corresponding author: Szymon Marosz, marosz.szymon321@gmail.com ORICID ID: Szymon Marosz: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4774-8449 Aleksandra Borkowska: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0950-2176 Katarzyna Borkowska: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2090-7887 Patrycja Krysiak: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8952-5844 Monika Kuligowska: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2274-3601 ABSTRACT Introduction: Dancing is one of the many forms of physical activity. Dance performs a wide variety of functions, because on the one hand it satisfies the spiritual and aesthetic experience, and on the other hand, it can be a cultural entertainment or a form of physical fitness training. Moreover, dance has pedagogical values, shapes a person's personality, motor skills, develops the mind, and is a very good educational tool for children. Dance is a form of exercise and this prevents civilization diseases such as obesity, overweight, atherosclerosis, hypertension, and diabetes. Therefore, in order to maintain the well-being and health of the body, it is very important to take up physical activity in your free time. The aim of the study: The aim of the study is to find out how dancing affects students' health and to compare the results of the research with the available knowledge. Material and method: The paper uses standard criteria as the research method. Additionally, during the literature review on PubMed and Google Scholar platforms, keywords such as dance, choreotherapy, training. Summary: The results of our research are comparable with the results of other studies. They indicate the positive influence of dance on human health. It affects not only the physical sphere, but also the mental one. Dance is increasingly used in the treatment of various diseases. Dancers see the difference in improving their body flexibility, coordination and strength.In additional, dancing affects the feeling of greater body awareness during movement. Keywords: dance, choreotherapy, trainin