ArticleInternational journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being2023
Escape, expand, embrace: the transformational lived experience of rediscovering the self and the other while dancing with Parkinson's or Multiple Sclerosis.
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- Impact of dance classes on motor and cognitive functions and gut microbiota composition in multiple sclerosis patients: Randomized controlled trial.European journal of sport science · 2024Trial
- The Impact of Dance-Based Physical Activity on Sensorimotor and Psychological Function in Parkinson's Disease: A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Ballroom Dancing for People With Multiple Sclerosis: Perceptions of the Experience.International journal of MS care · 2024Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeThe purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of dancing with Parkinson's and Multiple Sclerosis in an inclusive dance group called ReDiscoverMe (RDM).
methodsParticipatory research approaches and interpretative phenomenological analysis were used to make sense of the lived experience captured in interviews and observations. Arthur Frank's conceptual framework on embodied storytelling from his book
findingsDancing in a nonjudgmental environment was described by participants as a way to rediscover themselves while continually adapting to living with chronic illness. We interpreted this experience of rediscovery as an active, recursive process involving three "movements": escaping, expanding, and embracing. Through these movements, participants could rise above the self and illness.
conclusionsThe lived experience of dancing in this group was characterized by transformations of the body, self, and life. Through escaping, expanding, and embracing, participants could more easily embrace the body's contingency, integrate the self and body by becoming dancers, connect with others living with illness, and produce desire through passion. Participants could therefore experience illness as a journey and gain something from the experience.
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