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Daniela Zaragoza Reyna

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Oscar E. Martinez II

9 February 2024

Dance Effects on Individuals Annotated Bibliography

Aliberti, Sara, and Gaetano Raiola. “Effects of Line Dancing on Mental Health in Seniors after

COVID-19 Pandemic.” Education Sciences, vol. 11, no. 11, 2021, pp. 1-8,

https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11110677.

The article brings up the thesis about line dancing effects, “The aim of this study was to

investigate the effects of line dancing practice on the mental state of late second and

third-age dancers” (1). The method used for this specific study, “was designed to describe

the characteristics of 14 Italian female dancers of the late second and third ages (age,

Mean ± standard deviation [SD] = 65 ± 5.29 years old) randomly selected from a dance

studio, using cluster analysis” (3). They also bring up they used tables for their

investigation. These tables demonstrated the mental states of various older women who

actively participated in line dancing. “A detailed description is shown in Table 4” (4).

With the cluster analyses, tables, and designated method for the study, scholars Aliberti

and Raiola found that line dancing contributed to a significant increase in older women’s

mental health. This source fits into my research because it explains how line dancing

affects the minds and physical health in seniors after a pandemic, which provides insight

into the potential benefits that dancing provides.

Koch, Sabine C., et al. “Effects of Dance Movement Therapy and Dance on Health-Related

Psychological Outcomes. A Meta-Analysis Update.” Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 10,

2019, pp. 1-28, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01806.

The article states that dance movement therapy promotes cognitive and physical well-

being. “The American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) defines it as “the

psychotherapeutic use of movement to promote emotional, social, cognitive, and physical

integration of the individual, for the purpose of improving health and well-being” (2).

The article, it states that the investigation was made in clusters with followed-up data

from eight different studies, “We synthesized 41 controlled intervention studies (N =

2,374; from 01/2012 to 03/2018), 21, investigating the outcome clusters of quality of life,

clinical outcomes (with sub-analyses of depression and anxiety), interpersonal skills,

cognitive skills, and (psycho-)motor skills (1). The evidence supports the reasoning by

explaining how they did their research and in what area it benefits the individuals who

are being investigated. This fits into my research because it also promotes social benefits

from dancing which is something not everyone would think dancing brings.

Liu, Datian, et al. “Fitness Dance Counteracts Female Ph.D. Candidates’ Stress by Affecting

Emotion Regulation.” International Journal of Environmental Research and Public

Health, vol. 19, no. 22, 2022, pp. 1-13, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192214627.

The article straightforwardly states what the purpose of their research is for, “The

purpose of this study is to verify the effects of fitness dance intervention on female Ph.D.

candidates’ stress, and compare it with the intervention effects of MBSR” (1). In the

article, it brings up what type of experiment was made for the thesis, “A repeated

measurement experimental design was used to evaluate the effects of fitness dance and
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MBSR on Chinese female Ph.D. candidates’ stress” (1). The evidence used to support the

thesis is repeated investigations used on stressed candidates for this study. This is used to

support the thesis as the investigation demonstrated that dancing does indeed benefit

one's ability to cope with stress. It fits into my research by explaining that dancing is not

only a form of exercise and builds upon other sources by elaborating on how it has effects

on coping with stress.

Millman, L. S. Merritt, et al. “Towards a Neurocognitive Approach to Dance Movement Therapy

for Mental Health: A Systematic Review.” Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, vol.

28, no. 1, 2021, pp. 24–38, https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2490.

Dance has been included as a way of therapy to improve individual well-being, “Dance

movement therapy (DMT) has been defined by the American Dance Therapy Association

(ADTA) as ‘the psychotherapeutic use of movement to promote emotional, social,

cognitive, and physical integration of the individual, for the purpose of improving health

and well-being” (1). The method they used is doing a systematic search of electronic

databases using PubMed, Science Direct, World of Science and Clinicaltrials.gov to

identify the studies and examine the effects of DMT in psychiatric populations (2). With

the use of different types of studies, the researchers were more likely to get more accurate

results by observing repetitive findings. The evidence supports the thesis statement by

giving reasons why DMT is beneficial. For example, “DMT has been shown to improve a

range of mental health and well-being measures including mood, vitality,

self-efficacy/coping, body image and anxiety.” (1.2). This fits into my research since it

talks about how dance movement therapy helps cognitive and physical well-being.
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Niranjan, Vikram, et al. “Dancing for Health and Wellbeing: A Feasibility Study of Examining

Health Impacts of Online Dancing among Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients.” International

Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 20, 2022, pp. 1-14,

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013510.

Dance has been known as a form of stress reliever, but for others, it can turn from a stress

reliever to a form of physical therapy, “Dance is one such form of PA which is

meaningful, valuable, enjoyable and has demonstrated positive physical and mental

health effects” (1). The authors explain what type of method they used for this study,

“With pre-post design, 16 patients, members of the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association, were

enrolled in this study. Once weekly, 75-min dance sessions were delivered for eight

weeks via Zoom by an experienced choreographer” (1). The evidence is used to support

the thesis by going in-depth with how they did their method of investigation and

explaining how dance can help as physical therapy. The authors contribute to my research

by describing and explaining how dance being a part of people’s physical activity can

help patients who have Pulmonary Fibrosis problems, not just mental problems.

Niranjan, Vikram, et al. “The Impact of Dance Interventions on Patients with Noninfectious

Pulmonary Diseases: A Systematic Review.” International Journal of Environmental

Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 17, 2022, pp. 1-14,

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191711115.

In the article, it expresses how dance can improve the well-being of people with medical

conditions, “Recent research evidence has shown that dance interventions can improve

physical and mental health and general well-being among the elderly and patients with

various medical conditions” (2). The authors explain the studies by stating, “Following
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the PRISMA guidelines, six electronic databases were searched in May 2022. […] across

four countries were included in this systematic review. Six studies investigated adult

populations, and one study explored the effect of dance on children” (1). The evidence in

this article supports the thesis statement because it shows studies on how dance can

improve the well-being of individuals with conditions. The author’s article fits my

research by describing how dance, being a form of physical activity, can greatly improve

people with medical illnesses.

Ou, Kai-Ling, et al. “Effect of Square Dance Interventions on Physical and Mental Health among

Chinese Older Adults: A Systematic Review.” International Journal of Environmental

Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 10, 2022, pp. 1-16,

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106181.

The author’s article thesis statement brings up the topic of benefits square dancing brings,

“Recent studies have demonstrated the benefits of square dancing in terms of cognitive,

mental, and physical health” (2). In the article, it says they used a systematic review to

identify studies that show the effects of square dancing on the physical and mental health

of Chinese adults (1). “A total of 24 studies that investigated the effects of square dancing

on older Chinese adults were extracted. No studies were retrieved from English databases

and were only from Chinese databases. Figure 1 shows the PRISMA flow diagram of the

study identification process” It also brings up figures retrieved from the investigations

(3). These statements support the thesis statement because their systematic reviews speak

about the effects of square dancing. The source contributes to my research by explaining

how square dancing can also benefit Chinese middle-aged to old people's physical and

mental health.
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Pfeiffer, Jalda Lena, et al. “Effects of Pole Dance on Mental Wellbeing and the Sexual Self-

Concept—a Pilot Randomized-Controlled Trial.” BMC Psychology, vol. 11, no. 1, 2023,

pp. 1–7, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01322-z.

In the article, it states that dance can also help with individuals’ sexual concepts not just

mental. “Dance was found to improve mental wellbeing and quality of life, enhance

empathy and positive emotions as well as stress regulation and social competencies, and

has positive effects on sexual health” (1). The authors explain in the article their method

for this investigation. You’d have to be 18 years old, female, native German speaker, and

a prior professional experience at least two instructional pole dance sessions within the

past six months or four instructed lessons (2). The article results showed pole the dance

group had a boost of mental well-being and improvements in sexual self-efficacy, sexual

anxiety, sexual self-esteem, and body appreciation. This supports the thesis statement by

having tables and statistics on their investigation. The authors contribute to my research

by giving studies on how pole dancing helps with self-esteem and sexual self-concept

problems.

Rugh, Rachel, et al. “Healing Minds, Moving Bodies: Measuring the Mental Health Effects of

Online Dance during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Research in Dance Education, vol.

ahead-of-print, no. ahead-of-print, 2022, pp. 1–21,

https://doi.org/10.1080/14647893.2022.2078297.

The authors bring up how the purpose of this research is to show how virtual dancing can

also be beneficial to individuals. “This data-driven project explores the benefits and

challenges of virtual dance, examining whether online dance can acutely improve mental

health and enhance social connectivity.” (1). They also bring up in the article brings up
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that they designed a virtual dance class “The instructors at New River Moving Arts

(https://www.newrivermovingarts.com/) designed and implemented virtual dance class.”

(5) They also bring up that they would get their results from the classes by having

participants complete a survey after class “Complete the survey within two hours after

the Zoom meeting ended” (5). The evidence is used to support the thesis by showing the

survey results on how the online dance classes are affecting their test subjects throughout

the sessions. The results of this investigation show their findings suggest that online

dance can improve individuals' moods. This fits into my research because it speaks about

the benefits and challenges of virtual dance for individuals. I will use this in my research

by having it as a backup that dancing does not have to be in person for it to be beneficial.

Zhang, Nannan, et al. “Effects of Fitness Dance and Funny Running on Anxiety of Female Ph.D.

Candidates.” Sustainability (Basel, Switzerland), vol. 15, no. 2, 2023, pp. 1-11,

https://doi.org/10.3390/su15021118.

The authors in this article hint that dance and funny running can have a big impact on

individuals, “This study suggests that fitness dance and funny running are healthy

behaviors, which can help Chinese female Ph.D. candidates to dissociate from anxiety

and stress situations and develop a healthy lifestyle” (9). The authors bring up their

method of investigation by being in groups with different topics, “We randomly divided

the participants into two groups, one group received a fitness dance exercise, and the

other received a funny running exercise. The Spielberger State–Trait Anxiety Inventory

was used to investigate the female Ph.D. candidates’ anxiety” (1). The evidence used to

support this thesis statement was two different experiments with different topics

surrounding dance and funny running to see which one would be more beneficial to
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Chinese females with stress and anxiety. The author’s article fits into my research by

explaining how dance and funny running can create healthy behaviors that may ease

one’s anxiety, and stress.