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Ilana Klein
Ilana Klein Quick Facts
Career Focus: Actress, Dancer and SingerFor many people. finding a stress reducing activity is extrmely hard. One wouldn't think of turning to the arts, because it's a hobby. It's fun.
However, it is also a wonderful way to reduce stress and rejuvinate yourself. Music is a powerful tool to human beings. When a certain type of music is played, a specific emotion is felt. For example, at a party, there is loud, dance music that stimulates the happiness and energetic emotions in a person. Music can also be soothing. At the beach or the pool, for example, music that has a relaxing, tropical sense is normally played. This causes people to relax, because that is what the music is telling us to do.
Music is also a great tool for your brain. Remembering something to music is easier, because it's a different side of your brain. That's why remembering a song is easier than remembering a math equation. Humans are musical creatures, so using music in everyday activities is useful tool for anyone.
In addition to music, dance is also extremely helpful to people. Not only is dance great exercise, it gets your body involved as well as your brain. Dance requires patience, creativity and strength.
Professional dancers use their emotions to create a dance routine. This is how they express themselves. Just as a writer writes, a dancer dances. The ability to express your emotions is the key to grasping a hold to them. For those who have trouble saying how they feel, dance is a wonderful way to speak without words.
Dance is also a good tool to use when you are in need of patience. Patience is something people struggle with everyday of their lives. When in need of practicing your patience, dance is the way to do it. Dancers sometimes spend hours perfecting a step or a routine. Their patience is exquisite, because they work everyday for hours on end. So, try it yourself. Attempt to learn a dance without becoming frustrated and giving up. It is difficult, but pays off afterwards. You'll know how to strengthen your patience and you learn a new dance as well.
Hence, the power of music and dance is indescribable. With a hold of these tools, one can work towards a healthier mind and body. With the drive of a dancer and the mind of a musician, you can improve your patience, reduce stress, open your creative mind and live happier and healthier.
Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Ilana Klein
After silence, that which comes nearsest to expressing the inexpressible is music. -Aldous Huxley
I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music. -Billy Joel
Music is the shorthand of emotion. -Leo Tolstoy
To dance is to be out of yourself. Larger, more beautiful, more powerful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking. -Agnes de Mille
Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. -Dave Barry
The dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the additional merit of being human and palpable. Dancing is poetry with arms and legs. -Charles Baudelaire
