An Introduction to Community Dance Practice

Dance therapy can improve motor skills, balance, posture, and gait in people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and healthy older adults (OA). It is not clear how specific movement patterns during dance promote these benefits. The purpose of this cohort study was to identify differences and complexity in dance movement patterns among different dance styles for PD and OA participants in community dance programs using approximate entropy (ApEn) analysis. The hypothesis was that PD participants will show greater ApEn during dance than OA participants and that the unique dance style of tango with more pronounced foot technique and sharp direction changes will show greater ApEn than smoother dance types such as foxtrot and waltz characterized by gradual changes in direction and gliding movement with rise and fall. Individuals participated in one-hour community dance classes. Movement data were captured using porTable 3D motion capture sensors attached to the arms, torso and legs. Classes were also video recorded to assist in analyzing the dance steps. Movement patterns were captured and ApEn was calculated to quantify the complexity of movements. Participants with PD had greater ApEn in right knee flexion during dance movements than left knee flexion (p = 0.02), greater ApEn of right than left hip flexion (p = 0.05), and greater left hip rotation than right (p = 0.03). There was no significant difference in ApEn of body movements (p > 0.4) or mean body movements (p > 0.3) at any body-segment in OA. ApEn analysis is valuable for quantifying the degree of control and predictability of dance movements and could be used as another tool to assess the movement control of dancers and aid in the development of dance therapies.

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Partizipation ermöglichen in der Praxis von Community Dance

Kulturvermittlung heute ◽

10.14361/9783839438756-009 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 115-124

Keyword(s):

Community Dance

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We are a Community Dance-drumming Group The Dzigbordi Habobo of Dzodze

Female Voices from an Ewe Dance-drumming Community in Ghana ◽

10.4324/9781315094120-4 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 77-121

Keyword(s):

Community Dance

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Community Dance in Performance

An Introduction to Community Dance Practice ◽

10.1057/978-1-137-60340-1_7 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 63-75

Author(s):

Diane Amans ◽

Heidi Wilson

Keyword(s):

Community Dance

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Future generations: the role of community-based organisations in supporting young people

Local Authorities and the Social Determinants of Health ◽

10.1332/policypress/9781447356233.003.0016 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 283-300

Author(s):

Adam Bonner

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Inclusive Development ◽

Community Based ◽

London Borough ◽

Disadvantaged Communities ◽

Health And Wellbeing ◽

Community Dance ◽

The Social ◽

High Street

This chapter presents two non-statutory approaches aimed at engaging young people in the community. The Youth United Foundation (YUF) supports the development of well-established community-based organisations including the Scouts, Guides, and Boys' Brigade, joined recently by the creation of new uniformed youth organisations, including Fire and Police Cadets, to help significantly increase opportunities for young people from the most disadvantaged communities. Building on the place-based policies of the London Borough of Sutton, Sutton Community Dance (SCD) is an example of reimagining the local high street and prioritising shared places as an important context for building intergenerational bridges. Such a model of reimagination and creative agility will be critical in helping already challenged town centres to develop new possibilities for reform post the COVID-19 pandemic. This all-age inclusive development makes a significant contribution to the social determinants of health in this South London borough, through improvements in health and wellbeing and the promotion of self-actualisation.

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