1. Influence of Dance on Embodied Self-Awareness and Well-Being: An Interpretative Phenomenological Exploration.
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Braun, Nataliya and Kotera, Yasuhiro
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PREVENTION of mental depression , *WELL-being , *SENSES , *HAPPINESS , *RESEARCH methodology , *LIBERTY , *HUMAN sexuality , *INTERVIEWING , *CONSUMER attitudes , *CREATIVE ability , *HEALTH status indicators , *EXPERIENCE , *SELF-consciousness (Awareness) , *PHENOMENOLOGY , *QUALITY of life , *STRESS management , *LONELINESS , *DANCE , *THEMATIC analysis , *EMOTIONS , *MUSIC , *PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation - Abstract
This qualitative research aimed at exploring personal dance experience and influence of dancing on the evolution of embodied self-awareness and well-being. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with three participants (one female, two males), and the data were evaluated using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Six themes were identified: (a) freedom of expression through dance, (b) perceptions of fun and partner dance vs. dancing alone, (c) flow in dance, (d) sensations and sexuality in dance, (e) music and rhythm in dance, and (f) impact of dance on life and the self. Participants reported that dance led to higher embodied self-awareness and creative self-expression and was deemed to improve health and well-being. Our findings help increase the utility of dance as a well-being approach, stress coping intervention and countermeasure to depression and loneliness. They make aware of the use of dance as a creative tool in inducing positive transformations on individual and societal levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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