LAB:SYNC to Premiere ‘Convergence’ at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

Laboratory for the Scientific Study of Dance (LAB:SYNC), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Research Lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is currently developing and validating sensor-based methods for quantifying dance exposures in adults and testing relationships between multiple health outcomes and self-reported lifetime dance exposures in a clinical trial called the METRIC […]

Impact of creative dance on subjective well-being amongst older adults: an arts-informed photo-elicitation study

Ellis Martin-Wylie has a new article, Impact of creative dance on subjective well-being amongst older adults: an arts-informed photo-elicitation study, published in Arts & Health. Martin-Wylie, E., Urmston, E., & Redding, E. (2022). Impact of creative dance on subjective well-being amongst older adults: an arts-informed photo-elicitation study. Arts & Health, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/17533015.2022.2156562 Contributor: LAB:SYNC

Benefits of dance for Parkinson’s: The music, the moves, and the company

Corinne Jola has a new article, Benefits of dance for Parkinson’s: The music, the moves, and the company, published in PLOS ONE. Jola, C., Sundström, M., & McLeod, J. (2022). Benefits of dance for Parkinson’s: The music, the moves, and the company. PLOS ONE, 17(11), e0265921-. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265921 Contributor: LAB:SYNC

Reviewing Available Online Publications on the Effect of Dance on the Physical and Mental Health of Children and Adolescents

Georgios Lykesas has a new article, Reviewing Available Online Publications on the Effect of Dance on the Physical and Mental Health of Children and Adolescents, published in Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine. Lykesas, G., Chatzopoulos, D., ?eratzoula, V., Nikolaki, E., Douka, S., & Bakirtzoglou, P. (2022). Reviewing Available Online Publications on the […]

Moving online: Experiences and potential benefits of digital dance for older adults and people with Parkinson’s disease

Judith Bek has a new article, Moving online: Experiences and potential benefits of digital dance for older adults and people with Parkinson’s disease, published in PLOS ONE. Bek, J., Leventhal, D., Groves, M., Growcott, C., & Poliakoff, E. (2022). Moving online: Experiences and potential benefits of digital dance for older adults and people with Parkinson’s […]

Research on Dance Motion Capture Technology for Visualization Requirements

Kaiqiang Sun has a new article, Research on Dance Motion Capture Technology for Visualization Requirements, published in Scientific Programming. Sun, K. (2022). Research on Dance Motion Capture Technology for Visualization Requirements. Scientific Programming, 2022, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/2062791 Contributor: LAB:SYNC

Dancing as searching with Deleuze – a study of what students in physical education teacher education express and experience in creative dance lessons

C. Engdahl has a new article, Dancing as searching with Deleuze – a study of what students in physical education teacher education express and experience in creative dance lessons, published in Research in Dance Education. Engdahl, C., Lundvall, S., & Barker, D. (2022). Dancing as searching with Deleuze – a study of what students in […]

Dance as a tool for managing emotions. A systematic review

Laura German-Molina has a new article, Dance as a tool for managing emotions. A systematic review, published in Research in Dance Education. German-Molina, L., Caballero-Julia, D., & Cuellar-Moreno, M. (2022). Dance as a tool for managing emotions. A systematic review. Research in Dance Education, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/14647893.2022.2144200 Contributor: LAB:SYNC

Male dance educators living with/through cancer: duoethnographies on disease and dis-ease

Doug Risner has a new article, Male dance educators living with/through cancer: duoethnographies on disease and dis-ease, published in Research in Dance Education. Risner, D., & Marlow, C. (2022). Male dance educators living with/through cancer: duoethnographies on disease and dis-ease. Research in Dance Education, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/14647893.2022.2131758 Contributor: LAB:SYNC

Movement Evaluation Algorithm-Based Form Tracking Technology and Optimal Control of Limbs for Dancers

Jia Chen has a new article, Movement Evaluation Algorithm-Based Form Tracking Technology and Optimal Control of Limbs for Dancers, published in Mathematical Problems in Engineering. Chen, J., & Chen, L. (2022). Movement Evaluation Algorithm-Based Form Tracking Technology and Optimal Control of Limbs for Dancers. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2022, 7749324. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/7749324 Contributor: LAB:SYNC