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It remains unclear what exact parameters may be driving positive effects. We believe that this heterogeneity of evidence is partly due to a lack of a clear definition of dance for such empirical purposes. Another separate category of dance engagement is, not as a dancer, but as a spectator of all of the above. With the help of dance professionals, we first outline some different dance domains and dance styles, and outline aspects that differentiate them, and that may, therefore, cause differential empirical findings when compared regardless e.
Then, we outline commonalities between all dance styles. Keywords: wellbeing, brain, emotion, mindfulness, aesthetic emotion, recreational dance, hobby dance. King et al. As a recreational practice or sport , dance is gaining momentum, slowly reaching the attention of policy makers and stakeholders in health disciplines.
However, a more practice-informed approach to dance would help this endeavor greatly. Heterogeneity in movement form, practice features, music and movement intention of different dance types should be taken into account.
As for any empirical research, we must identify the components or parameters of a phenomenon, and then research them systematically. As put by Hauser et al. The very different movement patterns of these dance styles, exertion levels, emotional tone, amount and type of social contact, cognitive demand, movement intention and music type yield a whole different set of challenges, opportunities and demands for the dancer that are relevant for empirical research.
