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The Dance of Resilience

Transforming Lives and Staying Vibrant Through Partner Dance

Coming soon: January 13, 2026!

Published by She Writes Press

Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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In the same vein of Wendy Suzuki’s Healthy Brain, Happy Life and Peter Attia’s Outlive, this inspiring narrative weaves together personal narratives, interviews, and cutting-edge science to explore the power of partner dance in transforming lives.

Energetic living. Mental sharpness. Social interaction. Emotional well-being. Scientifically proven benefits for people living with depression, dementia, and Parkinson’s disease. The Dance of Resilience reveals how these are just some of the many ways partner dance transforms lives.

Through extraordinary stories of ordinary people across the human spectrum—woven with her own candid experiences—award-winning author and legislator Ember Reichgott Junge shows how partner dance sparks self-discovery, fosters a healthier lifestyle, and offers a powerful antidote to today’s growing “epidemic of loneliness.”

But Reichgott Junge goes even further, building a compelling case that dance should be recognized as an essential part of our insured and public health care systems. What if your doctor could prescribe twelve dance sessions—covered by insurance—to help ease anxiety or enhance cognitive function?

Step into The Dance of Resilience—and discover your hidden resilience as you enter an unexpected life of purpose and heartwarming possibility.

  • “Dance isn’t just movement—it’s medicine. The Dance of Resilience powerfully reveals how dance boosts brain health and well-being.  It’s a must-read for anyone passionate about wellness, aging, and community healing.”

    —Wayne Eng and Maria Hansen, Dance Vision Foundation

  • “Rarely is a book both timely and timeless. This vibrant book shows us that the secret to purposeful aging for every generation is a clarifying call to dance. THIS IS THAT BOOK THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE AND MIGHT EVEN SAVE IT.”

    —Richard Leider, author of The Power of Purpose

  • “I firmly believe dance is both a beautiful art form and a fitness pathway for people to get into the best shape of their lives.  Ember weaves together heartfelt stories with proven results, creating powerful testimony that dance is both.”

    —Louis van Amstel, Dancing with the Stars professional and founder of LaBlast Fitness

  • “This is a powerful testament to dance as a force for resilience and recovery. These stories echo what scientific research increasingly shows: Partner dance improves quality of life. It’s an inspiring call for integrating dance into mainstream health and well-being practice.”

    —Dr. Peter Lovatt, dance psychologist and author of The Dance Cure

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About Ember

Ember Reichgott Junge, former Minnesota state senator, journalist, and nonprofit executive, is an attorney and broadcast political analyst. She is an alumna of the international cast of Up with People and a late-blooming ballroom dancer. Her first book, Zero Chance of Passage, won the 2013 Grand Prize for Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book Awards and was cited as an expert resource in a 2025 US Supreme Court case. Ember is a graduate of St. Olaf College, Duke University Law School, and University of St. Thomas (MBA). She and her husband Michael Junge commute between their Hutchinson and Minneapolis, Minnesota, homes with their miniature schnauzer Maya.

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