Employee wellness programs are initiatives that encourage staff to adopt healthy habits. The purpose of these programs is to decrease absence and liability and increase worker health and happiness.
Dance Will Improve Office Productivity, Morale, and Teamwork
Productivity. Performance. Efficiency. It all starts with a dynamic workforce that is created and cultivated by seamless daily operations, opportunities for growth, and staff appreciation.
Acknowledging the hard work exerted by your team is key for any leader. Not only does it encourage a higher standard of performance, but it will lead to higher customer satisfaction and yes, higher profits.
Wellness programs deliver the strong message to employees that their well-being matters as much as their ability to produce results.
Why not try an activity that has research-proven physical and mental benefits for your team? Most of all, why not try something fun?
Salsa/Bachata/Merengue (Latin) dancing is socially interactive, expressive, and dynamic, which leads our senses to fire on all cylinders.
Not to mention the enormous benefits latin dancing has to offer in the areas of confidence, etiquette, and empathy. All of which are crucial for a company to function well.
1. DANCING MAKES YOU SMARTER:
Latin dance requires quick decision making in regards to physical coordination, rhythm, and social awareness. Quick decision-making bolsters intelligence. So while you’re dancing to your favorite song, your brain is getting a serious workout.
2. TEAM BUILDING:
Social time turns out to be deeply critical to team performance, often accounting for more than 50% of positive changes in communication patterns.
3. ENERGY & WELLNESS:
Any employee that is expected to sit in front of a computer screen for eight hours at a time, and function well, is fighting a losing battle. Humans have evolved to move! Neurologists advocates that movement stimulates the body to release chemicals called endorphins, which interact with receptors in our brain to trigger positive feelings within the body. Its scientifically proven that if we feel good physically, we can perform better intellectually and emotionally. Dance will keep your employees’ blood, mind, and ideas flowing, leading to a better quality of work.
4. HEALTH & FITNESS:
Dance is a low-risk, low-weight bearing activity that has varying levels of intensity, appealing to a range of bodies and abilities, especially beginners. No matter where you start, dancing can be a serious full-body workout! Plus, latin dance improves posture, a huge problem for the modern workforce. Why does this matter? Employees who are aware of and who respond to their body’s health needs are better able to work physically and mentally. Dance will get them in a health-oriented mindset. Healthy employees also mean lower health costs, ultimately saving your company money.
5. CONFIDENCE:
In business, body language and self confidence can often be the difference between success or failure. Dancers are trained to be masters of both. As you dance, you increase self-awareness by monitoring how your body is moving. This leads to a stronger presence, and builds self-confidence. Also equally important, putting your employees in an unfamiliar setting with a foreign task, such as latin dance, will enable them to try something new and expand their comfort levels. This mentality will transcend beyond the dance floor and outside the box. Top performers are always more confident. A more confident team leads to higher output and productivity.
6. CREATIVITY:
Drawing parallels between unrelated topics can lead to amazing innovation. New, innovative ideas draw a line between an output of work that’s considered mediocre, and that which is considered exemplary. Exposing your employees to a creatively expressive task, such as dance, will stimulate the flow of creative juices and challenge their minds. Give them a brand new outlet to explore.
7. APPRECIATION:
It’s crucial that employees feel that their hard work, perseverance, and dedication are noticed and most importantly valued. Teaching them a new skill, such as dancing, could be a unique way of saying “Thank you!” and rewarding them with a good time, as well!
8. DANCE IS FUN!
Trade in your typical, go-to idea of rewarding them with bagels and donuts for breakfast, for a day of latin dance…with bagels and donuts for good measure… and coffee! It’ll flow better into their bodies and minds, for all the reasons mentioned aboved. Trust us, it’ll earn you bonus points in their eyes. You can’t go wrong with dance. Plus, you’ll get to show off your team’s new moves at the next company party!
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