Monday, March 18, 2019

The Triangle Dance

While there are numerous benefits of dancing, that include flexibility, strength, and confidence, nothing prepared me for this new style of dancing. I first heard it from a sophomore who took the time to introduce me to this viral trend as something to laugh about. It originated in February 2019 on a music video platform  TIK TOK.

Triangle Dance seems fun and funny at the same time. It usually requires three people to embrace each other by the shoulders and then facing each other jump forward in three directions left, straight and right in a synchronized fashion in order to avoid crashing into each other.

I was fascinated to look at videos and realize that this dance transcends generational, gender, and professional differences. It attracts people from all walks of life and it seems that it could be danced to all sorts of fast beat music. I can see the cardio benefits of this dance. I wonder what the effects of this dance would be on the people's spatial awareness and spatial intelligence.

 It seems like a dance that can promote teamwork and synergy in a group. I would be concerned about the lower grade students who may accidentally crash against each other and hurt one another especially in a larger room with less supervision. As for fourth graders and up, it seems to be a hit. I have personally tried it and am having fun working on my coordination. It releases stress...you should try it too.


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