Age and Dancing

DIANE AMANS is the founder of Freedom in Dance, and a leading practitioner and training consultant. She writes regularly for a range of professional publications and is an invited speaker at conferences around the world. Her career has included working in education (schools, FE and Open University), managing dance projects in diverse community settings and continuing professional development in the arts as well as in health and social care.

'As we enter an era of shifting global demographies we need, more than ever, to be exploring the role of the srts in active ageing. In this book, Amans provides practical approaches and theoreticasl underpinning that supports the ongoing development of Community Dance in the 21st Century' - Ruth Spencer, University of Central Lancashire

• List of ContributorsAcknowledgementsForeword; K.BartlettPrefaceIntroduction; D.AmansPART I: SOCIETIES AND CULTURAL CONTEXTSDefinitions; Diane AmansAgeing and Society in Britain; S.HoustonAgeing, Creativity and Dance in the United States; P.VissicaroAgeing and Society in Other Cultures; D.AmansWhat Sort of Dance and Who is Dancing?; D.AmansContexts, Partnerships and Funding; D.AmansThe Beauty of Reality: Older Professional Dancers; F.EarlyCross Generational Dance or Just Communities Dancing?; R.PethybridgePART II: PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONSWhat Happens When We Age?; E.ColemanConditions Which May Affect Older People; E.ColemanDance and Dementia; D.AmansDance and Parkinson's Disease; D.AmansDuty of Care Keeping Older Bodies Safe; D.AmansContinuing Professional Development, Training Opportunities, Gaining Skills and Qualifications; D.AmansEvaluation; S.HoustonChoreography and Performance with Older People; D.Amans.