Download a copy of the NRG Dance and Health project....findings could be useful for futher research in the area.

NRG Youth Dance & Health project
March 2007 saw the launch of the findings of groundbreaking research undertaken by Hampshire Dance and Laban .
The research assesses the effects of a ten week creative dance programme on the physiological and psychological health and fitness characteristics of school children aged 11-14 years. It has provided the first scientific evidence proving creative dance improves children’s physical and psychological fitness.
You can download the Dance Science Research Report (Pdf 236kb) or the research findings are contained within the NRG Evaluation Report (Pdf 994kb).