Olga Ka?u?ny has a new article, The effect of dance workshops participation on reaction time in persons with moderate intellectual disabilities – pilot study, published in Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. Ka?u?ny, O. (2023). The effect of dance workshops participation on reaction time in persons with moderate intellectual disabilities – pilot study. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities,…
Turning Heads on the Dance Floor: Synchrony and Social Interaction Using a Silent Disco Paradigm
Joshua S. Bamford has a new article, Turning Heads on the Dance Floor:Synchrony and Social Interaction Using a Silent Disco Paradigm, published in Music & Science. Bamford, J. S., Burger, B., & Toiviainen, P. (2023). Turning Heads on the Dance Floor: Synchrony and Social Interaction Using a Silent Disco Paradigm. Music & Science, 6, 205920432311554….
Dancing for Parkinson’s Disease Online: Clinical Trial Process Evaluation
Meg E. Morris has a new article, Dancing for Parkinson’s Disease Online: Clinical Trial Process Evaluation, published in Healthcare. Morris, M. E., McConvey, V., Wittwer, J. E., Slade, S. C., Blackberry, I., Hackney, M. E., Haines, S., Brown, L., & Collin, E. (2023). Dancing for Parkinson’s Disease Online: Clinical Trial Process Evaluation. Healthcare, 11(4), 604….
Uplifted by Dancing Community: From Physical Activity to Well-Being
Agnieszka Zygmont has a new article, Uplifted by Dancing Community: From Physical Activity to Well-Being, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Zygmont, A., Doli?ski, W., Zawadzka, D., & Pezdek, K. (2023). Uplifted by Dancing Community: From Physical Activity to Well-Being. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(4), 3535. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043535…
Towards an Evolutionary Approach to Learning from Assumptions: Lessons from the Evaluation of Dancing with Parkinson’s
April Nakaima has a new article, Towards an Evolutionary Approach to Learning from Assumptions: Lessons from the Evaluation of Dancing with Parkinson’s, published in Evaluation and Program Planning. Nakaima, A., Sridharan, S., & Gibson, R. (2023). Towards an Evolutionary Approach to Learning from Assumptions: Lessons from the Evaluation of Dancing with Parkinson’s. Evaluation and Program…
Research Opportunity for Performing Artists and Athletes
***Are you a performing artist and an athlete (dancer, circus artist, gymnast, figure skater, etc.) over the age of 18 located in North America? If so, you are eligible to participate!*** This research aims to create an assessment evaluating the behaviors, thoughts, and emotions contributing to mental wellness and high performance in artistic athletes. Participants will…
LAB:SYNC presents at National Annual HBCU Week Conference
The University of Massachusetts Amherst featured LAB:SYNC Director, Dr. Aston K. McCullough, in an article about his recent presentation at the 2022 National Annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities conference. Read the full article here….
gravity Volume 2, Issue 4: publication highlights
This fall, the dance science community published a number of ground-breaking new studies, with 24 articles on dance, science, health and technology featured on gravity! Alfiero, C. J., Brown, A. F., Chun, Y., Holmes, A., & Bailey, J. P. (2022). The Effect of Foot Position and Lean Mass on Jumping and Landing Mechanics in Collegiate Dancers….
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…