Katerina El Raheb has a new article, Towards a general framework for the annotation of dance motion sequences, published in Multimedia Tools and Applications. el Raheb, K., Buccoli, M., Zanoni, M., Katifori, A., Kasomoulis, A., Sarti, A., & Ioannidis, Y. (2022). Towards a general framework for the annotation of dance motion sequences. Multimedia Tools and […]
Xue Li has a new article, Development of Interactive Teaching of Physical Dance Based on Dynamic Time Reversion Technique, published in Mathematical Problems in Engineering. Li, X., & Yang, Y. (2022). Development of Interactive Teaching of Physical Dance Based on Dynamic Time Reversion Technique. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2022, 5697041. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/5697041 Contributor: LAB:SYNC
Shuai Zhang has a new article, An Intelligent and Fast Dance Action Recognition Model Using Two-Dimensional Convolution Network Method, published in Journal of Environmental and Public Health. Zhang, S. (2022). An Intelligent and Fast Dance Action Recognition Model Using Two-Dimensional Convolution Network Method. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2022, 4713643. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4713643 Contributor: LAB:SYNC
Join the Center for Diabetes Translation Research – Solutions to Diabetes in Black Americans Core for a webinar on Thursday, June 23rd from 12-1 PM ET African Diaspora Dance in Public Health: Embodied Health Practices, Embracing Health Justice, Empowering Our Community Thursday, June 23rd from 12-1 PM ET To register, click here. Presenter: Sheila A. Ward, PhD, MPH, FACSM Affiliation: Norfolk […]
The Dance Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Laboratory for the Scientific Study of Dance (LAB:SYNC) were pleased to host the Dance Science Symposium (DSS) 2022 in March. Dr. Aga Burzynska (Colorado State University), Dr. Julia Basso (Virginia Tech), and Ms. Martha Waugh (Western Sydney University) respectively presented original research on cognitive and […]
This past March, Dr. Aston K. McCullough (Director, Laboratory for the Scientific Study of Dance—LAB:SYNC) represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and LAB:SYNC at the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) 2022 International Workshop on the Neural and Social Bases of Creative Movement at Wolf Trap National Park for the […]
Laboratory for the Scientific Study of Dance (LAB:SYNC) joins all of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in thanking and celebrating Dr. Pierre Rouzier for his indelible contributions and dedication to health, medicine, and community at UMass. Rouzier, Director of Athletic Medicine at UMass Amherst, is the Medical Co-Investigator for the National Endowment for the Arts […]
This spring, the dance science community published a number of ground-breaking new studies, with over 40 articles on dance, science, health and technology featured on gravity! Note: Asterisk (*) indicates the author has been a Dance Science Symposium presenter Rugh, R., Humphries, A., Tasnim, N., & Basso, J. C.* (2022). Healing minds, moving bodies: measuring […]
Hua Peng has a new article, Automatic aesthetics assessment of robotic dance motions, published in Robotics and Autonomous Systems. Peng, H., Li, J., Hu, H., Hu, K., Zhao, L., & Tang, C. (2022). Automatic aesthetics assessment of robotic dance motions. Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 104160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2022.104160 Contributor: LAB:SYNC
Vanessa Ho has a new article, An Exploratory Study to Assess the Impact of a Chair-Based Dance Intervention Among Older People With Depressive Symptoms in Residential Care, published in Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation. Ho, Vanessa RN, MNs; Li, Xiang RN, MAP; Smith, Graeme D. PhD, RN, BA, FEANS An Exploratory Study to Assess the Impact of […]