TY - JOUR
T1 - Dance for Your Health
T2 - Exploring Social Latin Dancing for Community Health Promotion
AU - Iuliano, Joseph E.
AU - Lutrick, Karen
AU - Maez, Paula
AU - Nacim, Erika
AU - Reinschmidt, Kerstin Mulle
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© SHAPE America.
PY - 2017/5/4
Y1 - 2017/5/4
N2 - The goal of Dance for Your Health was to explore the relationship between social Latin dance and health as described by members of the Tucson social Latin dance community. Social Latin dance was selected because of the variety of dances, cultural relevance and popularity in Tucson, and the low-key, relaxed atmosphere. Dance has been prescribed to help manage diseases such as Parkinson’s; however, not much is known about the use of dance for health promotion. Through qualitative methodologies, the project focused on the role dance can play in health promotion and in creating community connections. The project explored personal stories and experiences on the broader impact of health, the meaning of community from the social Latin dancer’s point of view, thoughts on how social Latin dancing could be applied to help people in the community live healthier lives, and how to demystify social Latin dancing for people who are not currently dancing.
AB - The goal of Dance for Your Health was to explore the relationship between social Latin dance and health as described by members of the Tucson social Latin dance community. Social Latin dance was selected because of the variety of dances, cultural relevance and popularity in Tucson, and the low-key, relaxed atmosphere. Dance has been prescribed to help manage diseases such as Parkinson’s; however, not much is known about the use of dance for health promotion. Through qualitative methodologies, the project focused on the role dance can play in health promotion and in creating community connections. The project explored personal stories and experiences on the broader impact of health, the meaning of community from the social Latin dancer’s point of view, thoughts on how social Latin dancing could be applied to help people in the community live healthier lives, and how to demystify social Latin dancing for people who are not currently dancing.
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U2 - 10.1080/19325037.2017.1292875
DO - 10.1080/19325037.2017.1292875
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:85014591759
SN - 1932-5037
VL - 48
SP - 142
EP - 145
JO - American Journal of Health Education
JF - American Journal of Health Education
IS - 3
ER -