***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…
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…