PHOTOS, LINKS, AND GENERAL MAYHEM FROM PEOPLE IN RITMOS INDIANA.  

Rueda Performance

These guys do some stuff that looks pretty simple but cool... there's an exhibela where the leads do a hopping thing into the circle similar to kentucky de rumbes, and then they throw in a couple guarracheas into botella y tapa. Too bad you can't hear what the caller is saying! - carolyn

NY Times online article with mention of specific health benefits of dancing:

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/07/10/dance-even-if-nobody-is-watching/

Excerpt:

"A telling 2003 New England Journal of Medicine report showed a lower risk for dementia among people over 75 who regularly danced during leisure time. But what was so surprising about the report is that other types of physical exercise didn’t affect dementia risk — dancing was the only physical activity that made a difference.

Other studies have shown music plays an important role in depression. Dance therapy has been used to relieve anxiety about taking tests, and researchers are studying the tango to help patients with Parkinson’s. Dance therapy has been shown to improve the quality of life for breast cancer patients as well."