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Strictly Ballroom
Diana Melly
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Description for Strictly Ballroom
Hardback. In this delightful and gently humorous book, Diana Melly takes us on an eye-opening tour of dance halls up and down the country, introducing us to everything from tango to swing. BIC Classification: ASDR; VX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 192 x 16. Weight in Grams: 208.
Two years ago, at the age of 72, Diana Melly took up ballroom dancing. She was suffering from bereavement, having recently lost her husband George to dementia, and was told that dancing might help. It has done much more than that, opening up a whole new chapter in her life. Ballroom dancing turns out to be incredibly good for you - a complex activity which not only flexes unexpected muscles but rewires the brain, increasing serotonin levels and reducing stress. A recent study in America found that the only physical activity to offer protection against dementia was frequent dancing. In ... Read more
Two years ago, at the age of 72, Diana Melly took up ballroom dancing. She was suffering from bereavement, having recently lost her husband George to dementia, and was told that dancing might help. It has done much more than that, opening up a whole new chapter in her life. Ballroom dancing turns out to be incredibly good for you - a complex activity which not only flexes unexpected muscles but rewires the brain, increasing serotonin levels and reducing stress. A recent study in America found that the only physical activity to offer protection against dementia was frequent dancing. In ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Short Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
208g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780722542
SKU
V9781780722542
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10
About Diana Melly
Diana Melly was married to the jazz musician George Melly for 47 years. She lives in West London and works in the visitors' centre at Wormwood Scrubs prison.
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