Importance of proper breathing during dance

    Have you focused on your breathing while dancing? Do your Legs become heavy, and movements are difficult in just a few minutes? The problem is that you haven't tuned your breath to your dance. 

Indeed, with a severe concentration on something specific, all muscles are unconsciously tense, disturbing and delaying your breathing. But for an effortless, high-quality dance, good breathing is a must! Professional dancers breathe absolutely consciously while performing their dances. Correct breathing is part of their dance technique. It's part of the choreography if you must.

Anyone involved in dancing can also master this useful skill—thus guaranteed to improve your dance and posture and reduce the stress on your body! Our brain, which is approximately 2 percent of total body weight, consumes up to 20 percent of all oxygen supplied to the body. And it is not surprising that it is impossible to think clearly in a state of tension on the dance floor.

Have you noticed that, especially during the competition, something unusual happens to your condition? This is how your body reacts to stress:

• There is an acceleration of the heart rate.
• There is a sharp rush of adrenaline.
• Increased muscle tension, sweating, breathing becomes shallow, delayed.

It is not easy to breathe calmly, think about the correct movements with legs and arms, look effortless, smile, and radiate joy while dancing.

But if we can, so can you!

We hope this helps you draw conclusions and include the correct breathing technique when performing your dance compositions. More frequent nasal breathing exercises will allow you to get used to it faster, even in everyday life, it will also improve your health. Try to increase the length of each breath time, exhale all the air without a trace. Thereby you will provide a greater flow of oxygen and fill your body with energy.

First, learn to listen to yourself and your body, feel its rhythm, and the rhythm of your breathing in its normal state. There are several methods of correct breathing: deep nasal, warm-up and rehabilitation, emphasizing the importance of the purity of the respiratory system. The main rule is - do not forget to breathe.

Now we will analyze the main one - deep breathing through the nose (in comparison with mouth breathing). Later, if you are interested in this topic, we will discuss other breathing techniques.

Open n your mouth wide, breathe in and out as deep as possible. Focus your attention on how deeply the air goes into your lungs. Then, do the same, but only with your mouth closed, inhaling and exhaling through your nose. Focus your attention on the work of the abdominal muscles and chest. Nasal breathing turns out to be much fuller and more profound. The fact is that breathing through the mouth is not as effective; it can only reach the lungs' upper lobes. It is excellent, however, for sprinting and a variety of anaerobic exercise. 

For dance and long-term physical activities, it is more beneficial to adjust the nasal breathing. It is somewhat slower, but penetrates deeper, delivering oxygen to the lower pulmonary lobes. Deep breathing helps slow down the heart rate, give more oxygen to the muscles and brain, reduce anxiety, and improve concentration. 

We hope this helps you draw conclusions and include the correct breathing technique when performing your dance compositions. More frequent nasal breathing exercises will allow you to get used to it faster, even in everyday life, it will also improve your health. Try to increase the length of each breath time, exhale all the air without a trace. Thereby you will provide a greater flow of oxygen and fill your body with energy.