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The Potential Impact of Dance for Disabled Young Adults

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dc.contributor.advisorDeSouza, Joseph
dc.contributor.advisorFisher-Stitt, Norma Sue
dc.contributor.advisorReaume, Geoffrey
dc.contributor.authorAndrew, Ruth-Anne Jessica
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-15T15:53:31Z
dc.date.available2021-11-15T15:53:31Z
dc.date.copyright2021-05
dc.date.issued2021-11-15
dc.date.updated2021-11-15T15:53:31Z
dc.degree.disciplineInterdisciplinary Studies
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMA - Master of Arts
dc.description.abstractResearch has shown that dance may greatly benefit the disabled community. Regular participation in dance classes has been shown to have a positive effect on participants mood (Barnstaple & DeSouza, 2017; Houston & McGill, 2012) while participation in community and leisure activities is linked to quality of life (QoL) measures of emotional and physical well-being in disabled populations (Badia, Orgaz, Verdugo, Ulln, & Martinez, 2013; Savage, McConnell, Emerson, & Llewellyn, 2014). A dance class designed for disabled adults was trialed with eight participants in ten classes over five weeks. This class design, rooted in a disability rights model, provides dance training as taught in a typical dance studio. Results from nine hours of video, three hours of recorded participant interviews, field notes, and research team observations indicate positive outcomes for both the participants and the class design. Participants showed increases in their dance knowledge and understanding, creativity, and social cohesion.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/38777
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectPsychology
dc.subject.keywordsDisability
dc.subject.keywordsdisability rights
dc.subject.keywordsdisability advocacy
dc.subject.keywordsdisabled dance
dc.subject.keywordsdance therapy
dc.subject.keywordsadult dance
dc.subject.keywordsdance for Parkinson's
dc.subject.keywordsdance design
dc.subject.keywordsquality of life
dc.subject.keywordssocial capital
dc.subject.keywordsmental health
dc.subject.keywordsall disabilities
dc.subject.keywordscognitive impairment
dc.subject.keywordsdevelopmental disabilities
dc.subject.keywordsdevelopmental disabilities and dance
dc.subject.keywordsphysical disabilities and dance
dc.subject.keywordsadult disabled dance
dc.subject.keywordssocial cohesion
dc.subject.keywordsassisted living
dc.subject.keywordsteaching disabled dancers
dc.subject.keywordsdisability and autonomy
dc.subject.keywordsdance training for disabled adult
dc.subject.keywordsphysical fitness
dc.subject.keywordsexercise
dc.subject.keywordsneural plasticity
dc.subject.keywordsneurorehabilitation
dc.subject.keywordsdepression
dc.subject.keywordsBDI
dc.subject.keywordsPANAS
dc.subject.keywordsEEG
dc.subject.keywordsmusic
dc.subject.keywordsballet
dc.subject.keywordsjazz
dc.subject.keywordssocial engagement
dc.titleThe Potential Impact of Dance for Disabled Young Adults
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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