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Dance Classes & Lessons

Find your local Dance With Me dance studio and see the schedule of dance classes, types of dances offered, instructor information, contact info, and more!

This Infectious Video of a Farmer Dancing In His Barn Is Going Mega-Viral

We're in awe of this man's moves—and his uplifting message.

Why This Education Specialist Argues Dance Is Just as Important as Math in School

When someone tells you dance class isn't as important as say, algebra class, there's now solid evidence to prove he or she wrong. Sir Ken Robinson, an advisor on education in the arts to government, recently made a case on Ted.com that dance education should be treated as equal, if not more importan

How Ballroom Dancing Makes You a Better Person

Most people will agree ballroom dancing is good for you - improved stamina, greater flexibility, improved brain power, what’s not to like? Yet, even more important then the obvious benefits are the subtle changes it makes to the kind of person you are, as you go through life seeking ever better ways to make it all worthwhile.

10 Mental Health Benefits of Exercise

Health Benefits of Dancing

Health benefits of dancing describes how dancing gives you a total body and mind work out. Your endurance, flexibility, strength and memory will improve.

How Water Is Reshaping the West — NOVA Next

New dams and reservoirs are unmistakably altering the American West’s iconic landscapes.

When "old west" meets the new tech

Why is a state-of-the-art audio and video recording studio located in an old west

You Know You're from the West Coast If You've Tried All These Foods

From Pacific smoked salmon to Mission-style burritos, the West Coast is full of unique regional foods. Cook your way through California, Oregon and Washington with these recipes.

Why West Nile virus is more dangerous in the elderly

West Nile virus (WNV) is particularly dangerous in older people, who account for a large number of severe cases and deaths caused by the virus. WNV infection turns serious when the virus crosses the blood-brain-barrier and wreaks havoc among nerve cells in the brain. A study published on July 23 in PLOS Pathogens suggests that several critical components of the early immune response to the virus are impaired in elderly individuals, and that this can explain their vulnerability.

Dead birds? It's not always West Nile virus.

Dead birds are often a sign that West Nile virus is circulating in a neighborhood. That's why we ask you to report dead ...

What Was Your Profession In The Wild West?

We did a bit of digging and found out that you are related to a Wild West legend!

Numbers explain how, why West bakes, burns

The American West is baking, burning and drying in intertwined extreme weather. Four sets of numbers explain how bad it is now, while several others explain why it got this bad.

Should the West Turn Japanese?

Why Chefs Love This 600-Million-Year-Old Salt From West Virginia

Chefs are loving the 600-million-year-old salt at J.Q. Dickinson Saltworks, West Virginia. Learn why at Food & Wine.

What Kanye West can teach us about passcodes

Pulling out an iPhone XS to show the assembled throng a picture of the hydrogen-powered aircraft that “our president should be flying in,” West casually unlocked it using the passcode ‘000000’.…