Dance Movement Recognition Technology Based on Multifeature Information Fusion

Xin Liu has a new article, Dance Movement Recognition Technology Based on Multifeature Information Fusion, published in the Journal for Sensors. Liu, X., & Hu, J. (2021). Dance Movement Recognition Technology Based on Multifeature Information Fusion. Journal of Sensors, 2021, 7927415. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/7927415 Contributor: LAB:SYNC

Feasibility of a Dance PaRticipation intervention for Extremely prEterm children with Motor Impairment at prEschool age (Dance PREEMIE)

Kate L. Cameron has a new article, Feasibility of a Dance PaRticipation intervention for Extremely prEterm children with Motor Impairment at prEschool age (Dance PREEMIE), published in Early Human Development. Cameron, K. L., Allison, K., McGinley, J. L., Fini, N. A., Cheong, J. L. Y., & Spittle, A. J. (2021). Feasibility of a Dance PaRticipation […]

Effects of a dance program on psychophysiological variables in hospitalized patients with depression: A mixed model approach

Karen Melissa Polanco-Zuleta has a new article, Effects of a dance program on psychophysiological variables in hospitalized patients with depression: A mixed model approach, published in The Arts in Psychotherapy. Polanco-Zuleta, K. M., Medina-Corrales, M., Mendoza-Farías, F. J., Santos Lozano, C. C., Tristán, J., Pappous, A. (Sakis), & López-Walle, J. M. (2021). Effects of a dance […]

Improvisational Dance as Enactive Cognition: What Do Novice Dancers Teach Us about Embodied Cognition in Dance?

Lindsay Lindberg has a new article, Improvisational Dance as Enactive Cognition: What Do Novice Dancers Teach Us about Embodied Cognition in Dance?, published in Journal of Dance Education. Lindberg, L., Marin, A., & Silverman, Z. (2021). Improvisational Dance as Enactive Cognition: What Do Novice Dancers Teach Us about Embodied Cognition in Dance? Journal of Dance […]

Mindfulness, recovery-stress balance, and well-being among university dance students

Peta Blevins has a new article, Mindfulness, recovery-stress balance, and well-being among university dance students, published in Research in Dance Education. Blevins, P., Moyle, G., Erskine, S., & Hopper, L. (2021). Mindfulness, recovery-stress balance, and well-being among university dance students. Research in Dance Education, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/14647893.2021.1980528 Contributor: LAB:SYNC

Evidence of disease severity, cognitive and physical outcomes of dance interventions for persons with Parkinson’s Disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sophia Rasheeqa Ismail has a new article, Evidence of disease severity, cognitive and physical outcomes of dance interventions for persons with Parkinson’s Disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis, published in BMC Geriatrics. Ismail, S. R., Lee, S. W. H., Merom, D., Megat Kamaruddin, P. S. N., Chong, M. S., Ong, T., & Lai, N. M. […]

Role of Human Body Posture Recognition Method Based on Wireless Network Kinect in Line Dance Aerobics and Gymnastics Training

Yanhong Zhou has a new article, Role of Human Body Posture Recognition Method Based on Wireless Network Kinect in Line Dance Aerobics and Gymnastics Training, published in Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing. Zhou, Y. (2021). Role of Human Body Posture Recognition Method Based on Wireless Network Kinect in Line Dance Aerobics and Gymnastics Training. Wireless […]

New Team Members at LAB:SYNC

LAB:SYNC is excited to have the following new team members as part of our group at UMass Amherst: Karisma Pathak (Research Assistant) Karisma Pathak is an aspiring physician who received her Bachelor’s degree at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2020 with a dual concentration in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Dance Applications in Maternal Health (BDIC). […]

Choreographic Interfaces: Wearable Approaches to Movement Learning in Creative Processes

Ozgun Kilic Asfar has a new article, Choreographic Interfaces: Wearable Approaches to Movement Learning in Creative Processes, published in ACM CHI’21 Workshop HAA’21. Afsar, O.K., Mor, H., Honnet, C. Ishii, H. (2021). Choreographic Interfaces: Wearable Approaches to Movement Learning in Creative Processes. Association for Computing Machinery CHI’21 Workshop Human Augmentation for Skill Acquisition and Skill […]

BAILAMOS With mHealth Technology! Improving Physical Activity and Well-Being in Middle-Aged and Older Latinxs: A Pre–Post Feasibility Study

Susan Aguiñaga has a new article, BAILAMOS With mHealth Technology! Improving Physical Activity and Well-Being in Middle-Aged and Older Latinxs: A Pre–Post Feasibility Study, published in Health Education & Behavior. Aguiñaga, S., Marques, I. G., Kitsiou, S., Balbim, G. M., Gerber, B. S., Buchholz, S. W., Bustamante, E. E., & Marquez, D. X. (2021). BAILAMOS […]