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PERSPECTIVE article

Front. Cognit.
Sec. Cognition and Movement
Volume 3 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fcogn.2024.1385087
This article is part of the Research Topic Dance, Embodied Agency and Neuroplasticity in Aging View all 8 articles

This time with feeling: Recommendations for full-bodied reporting of research on dance

Provisionally accepted
Rebecca E. Barnstaple Rebecca E. Barnstaple 1,2*Jessie Laurita-Spanglet Jessie Laurita-Spanglet 3Jason Fanning Jason Fanning 4Christina Soriano Christina Soriano 4*Christina E. Hugenschmidt Christina E. Hugenschmidt 5
  • 1 York University, Toronto, Canada
  • 2 University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
  • 3 University of Southern Maine, Portland, Oregon, United States
  • 4 Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
  • 5 Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

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    Collaborations that employ methods from arts and sciences to address research questions through multimodal study design are becoming more frequent, as it is increasingly apparent that complex challenges require transdisciplinary solutions. These different modalities rely on interdisciplinary exchange while involving unique expertise in associated delivery practices. In human subject driven scientific research specifically, guidelines for arts-based interventions deserve detailed reporting to allow for fidelity, replicability, and uptake of innovation and results. Details such as frequency, duration, delivery method, expected outcomes, historical precedence, and instructor training are crucial, along with nuanced descriptions pertaining to embodied aspects of specific dance or movement style(s) and adaptations made for the population or study design. This Perspective Paper outlines the current state and challenges of reporting on dance interventions and makes recommendations based on our experience as teaching artists who work in research settings alongside researchers who collaborate with dance professionals.

    Keywords: embodiment, interdiscipinarity, dance, Aging, arts-based, arts and health, Research Design

    Received: 12 Feb 2024; Accepted: 02 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Barnstaple, Laurita-Spanglet, Fanning, Soriano and Hugenschmidt. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Rebecca E. Barnstaple, York University, Toronto, Canada
    Christina Soriano, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, 27109, North Carolina, United States

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