“ Ballet is excellent for stimulating memory, brain functioning and student social interaction, as well as developing body and emotional awareness. It also points out the venous return within the body, helping in the circulation of blood and oxygen in the veins, as well as preventing the development of varicose veins and edema. The more you move, the more fluid is formed in them and this prevents the onset of joint pain and diseases such as arthritis and osteoarthritis.” “Dance causes more production of synovial fluid within the joints. The director of the Faculty of Physiotherapy at the Federal University of Rio (UFRJ), Fernando Zikan, agrees that the ballet is an excellent tool for the population of 50 and over and helps stop muscle loss with advancing age, sarcopenia.Īccording to Zikan, who has danced and worked with dancers at the Municipal for 17 years, ballet helps with weight maintenance and fat gain. What are the benefits of ballet for adults? In addition to the satisfaction and pleasure of dancing, the ballet has brought me benefits such as body awareness, muscle strengthening and balance.” Lucilene during class with Ana Botafogo: dream come true at 60 Photograph: Gabriel Margato “I feel that my body has gained a lot, from having more elasticity. In eight months, she felt an evolution to the point of losing her fear of taking classes with Ana Botafogo, who has guided her in some sessions, and the actor and musician Leo Jaimeone of the men’s ballet enthusiasts.
The routine includes practices three times a week, for an hour, and a lot of dedication to learn and perform the dance moves, which usually require discipline and demand a lot of body awareness. Since taking her first private ballet class on January 1, 2022, Lu feels ballet dancer. Dance has always guided my life and I continue to benefit from it, both physically and psychologically.” “It’s a beautiful enchantment to see and my message to this audience is that you don’t get discouraged and make your dreams come true.
“Adult students are very happy to take classes and they don’t have much time, in addition to encouraging each other”, says she, who created the Maison Botafogo academy in 2007, where, today, Lu takes her classes.
She also points out that the use of music makes the experience more pleasant and that it is necessary to stimulate memory and motor coordination to learn the sequence of steps taught by the teacher. According to her, the practice of ballet for adults It only brings benefits, by stretching and strengthening the body’s muscles. And not only she, but many adults over 50 have invested in dancewhich help in both biopsychic development and socialization skills.įirst ballerina of the Municipal Theater of Rio, Ana Botafogo, now 65, continues to dance daily – but now as a form of well-being and off stage. ballet and he only had the courage and opportunity to make that dream come true when he turned 60. From a young age, she had a passion for learning. Lucilene Lopes de Lorenzo Fernandez, from Goiás, who likes to be called Lu, has never considered herself an active person to exercise.
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