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Ua68/17/1 Wku Dance: Creating | Thinking | Artists, Wku Theatre & Dance
Ua68/17/1 Wku Dance: Creating | Thinking | Artists, Wku Theatre & Dance
WKU Archives Records
Newsletter by and about the WKU Dance Program. Articles:
- Dance on the Hill
- Potter College of Arts & Letters Collaborations
- Guest Speakers: Naila Ansari, Shyama Iyer, Jill Flanders
- Guest Artists: Tyler Gilstrap
- WinterDance
- Last Chance to Dance
- National Dance Education Organization
Dancing, Mindfulness, And Our Emotions: Embracing The Mind, Body, And Sole, Alisha M. Collins
Dancing, Mindfulness, And Our Emotions: Embracing The Mind, Body, And Sole, Alisha M. Collins
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This capstone project examines dance, as an intervention and mindfulness practice that assists with managing our emotions. There is a need for dance therapy in social institutions such as, healthcare facilities, schools, and community centers. Dance therapy has the potential to reduce negative emotions, create mindfulness, improve self-expression, and promote a healthy well-being. I am proposing that dance therapy is applied as a regular practice in social institutions to develop mindfulness and promote emotional stability.
In this study, I argue that dance therapy can contribute to our well-being long term. In addition to this written thesis, a visual component of …