Effects of dance on physical and psychological well-being in older persons

Creative Dance: An Approach for Social Interaction between Robots and Children

“…in England it is part of the Curriculum for England in Physical Education [1]). Dance is not only a good practice for children, but for people in any age range, including elderly people where it has demonstrated to have physical and psychological benefits [7].…”

Quadrupedal movement training improves markers of cognition and joint repositioning

“…It appears that dementia responds well to other interventions, with positive cognitive changes in dementia patients associated with physical exercise, particularly activities that prompt creativity (Hokkanen, Rantala, Remes, Harkonen, Viramo, & Winblad, 2008;Hui et al, 2009;Kullberg-Turtiainen, 2012;Ravelin et al, 2013). It would be interesting to explore whether the same benefits can come from a QDP training programme and how these compare to those attributed to other forms of physical activity.…”

“…The fact that the control group, who also exercised at least three-times per week, failed to show significant improvements, may indicate that the observed changes are due to the type of exercise carried out, not the presence of exercise itself. In this case the training group undertook a novel, complex, challenging, and progressive training programme that, in many ways, mimics the dance interventions previously associated with positive cognitive outcomes (Hui et al, 2009;Kullberg-Turtiainen, 2012;Ravelin et al, 2013;Verghese et al, 2003). It should however be noted that whilst the QDP gait training programme shares similarities with dance and other coordination related activities, there are also key differences.…”

“…There exists, however, a growing body of research highlighting the positive effects of other complex movements, such as dancing, on cognition in general and in slowing cognitive decline (Hui et al, 2009;KullbergTurtiainen, 2012;Ravelin et al, 2013;Verghese et al, 2003). It is possible, therefore, that a complex and novel exercise that requires the coordination of all four limbs, may have similar benefits to other complex movements.…”

“…Balance and coordination related activities such as dance, also appear to have positive effects on measures of cognitive wellbeing as well as neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia and Parkinson's Disease (Ahlskog, Geda, Graff-Radford, & Peterson, 2011;Firth, Cotter, Elliott, French, & Yung, 2015;Hamer & Chida, 2009;Hui, Chui, & Woo, 2009;Kattenstroth, Kalisch, Holt, Tegenthoff, & Dinse, 2013;Kullberg-Turtiainen, 2012;Ravelin, Isola, & Kylmä, 2013;Scherder, Bogen, Eggermont, Hamers, & Swaab, 2010;Sehm, Weinstein, Ghent, Meyer, & Teuber, 2014;Tanaka, de Quadros, Sanots, Stella, Gobbi, & Gobbi, 2009). For instance, patients show more efficient patterns of brain activity, especially in frontal and parietal cortical areas, related to motor control and learning, following coordinative activity (Monno, Temprado, Zanone, & Laurent, 2002;Voelcker-Rehage & Niemann, 2013).…”