announcements

LAB:SYNC is excited to have the following new team members as part of our group at UMass Amherst:  Kiley Baker (Project Manager)  Kiley Baker is the LAB:SYNC Project Manager at UMass Amherst and a dance educator throughout New… Read more: New Team Members Join LAB:SYNC This Winter

Junya Shao has a new article, Design of Distance Learning System for Dance Movement Based on Wireless Network Communication Technology, published in the Journal of Interconnection Networks. Shao, J., & Li, X. (2022). Design of Distance Learning System… Read more: Design of Distance Learning System for Dance Movement Based on Wireless Network Communication Technology

Peter Gates has a new article, Analysis of Movement Entropy during Community Dance Programs for People with Parkinson’s Disease and Older Adults: A Cohort Study, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Gates, P.,… Read more: Analysis of Movement Entropy during Community Dance Programs for People with Parkinson’s Disease and Older Adults: A Cohort Study

R. Jisha Raj has a new article, Dimensionality Reduction and Visualization of Bharatanatyam Mudras, published in the International Journal of Image and Graphics. Jisha Raj, R., Dharan, S., & Sunil, T. T. (2021). Dimensionality Reduction and Visualization of Bharatanatyam… Read more: Dimensionality Reduction and Visualization of Bharatanatyam Mudras

The University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Music & Dance made mention of LAB:SYNC in their annual periodical, Fanfare, focusing on the LAB:SYNC team and its commitment to the study of dance and health in adults as a National… Read more: LAB:SYNC in Fanfare

Publications featured in gravity Volume 1, Issue 4 (December 20, 2021) A number of exciting papers have been published this fall in the field of dance science. Here are just a few highlights that the LAB:SYNC team wanted to share:… Read more: gravity Volume 1, Issue 4: publication highlights

Isabella Seguin has a new article, ‘Home away from home’: Examining the lived experiences of a child with ASD in a recreational dance setting, published in Research in Dance Education. Seguin, I., & Fletcher, P. C. (2021). ‘Home… Read more: ‘Home away from home’: Examining the lived experiences of a child with ASD in a recreational dance setting

FenTian Peng has a new article, Research on Action Recognition Method of Dance Video Image Based on Human-Computer Interaction, published in Scientific Programming. Peng, F., & Zhang, H. (2021). Research on Action Recognition Method of Dance Video Image… Read more: Research on Action Recognition Method of Dance Video Image Based on Human-Computer Interaction