Dance and movement sessions for older people : a handbook for activity coordinators and carers / Delia Silvester with Susan Frampton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silvester, Delia.

Contributor:

Frampton, Susan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance therapy for older people.

Dance therapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 pages)

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This handbook will empower carers to run safe, rewarding and health-giving dance sessions with older people, including those who are wheelchair-bound or living with dementia. It covers risk assessment, preparing the venue and choosing props and music, and includes instructions for 20 dances drawn from a range of cultures and traditions.

Contents:

Dance and Movement Sessions for Older People; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: The Benefits; Chapter 1: Why Movement Is Important for Older People; Chapter 2: Moving in Old Age: How it Helps; Part 2: The Dance Session; Chapter 3: Preparing Yourself; Chapter 4: Preparing Your Venue; Chapter 5: Thinking About Equipment; Chapter 6: Preparing For Your Participants; Chapter 7: Planning and Running a Session; Chapter 8: Choosing and Using Music; Chapter 9: Choosing Dances; Chapter 10: A Note About Wheelchair Dancing; Part 3: The Dances; Chapter 11: Warm-up

Chapter 12: 'My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean' (Bath-time): Everyday ActivitiesChapter 13: 'Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron' (Laundry): Everyday Activities; Chapter 14: Greek Greeting Dance: Circle Dances; Chapter 15: Create Your Own Circle Dance: Circle Dances; Chapter 16: Morris Dance with Sticks: Folk Dances and Songs; Chapter 17: Morris Dance with Hankies: Folk Dances and Songs; Chapter 18: 'Oats and Beans and Barley Grow': Folk Dances and Songs; Chapter 19: 'Amazing Grace': Spirital; Chapter 20: 'Step Softly on the Earth': Spiritual; Chapter 21: 'Morning Has Broken': Spiritual

Chapter 22: Can Can: Lively DancesChapter 23: Charleston: Lively Dances; Chapter 24: 'Pearly Shells' (Hawaiian): Dances from Far Away; Chapter 25: Oriental Eye Movements: Dances from Far Away; Chapter 26: 'Haul Away Joe': Sea shanties and songs about the sea; Chapter 27: 'Shenandoah': Sea shanties and songs about the sea; Chapter 28: 'What Shall We Do with the Drunken Sailor?'(Create a Dance): Sea shanties and songs about the sea; Chapter 29: Hand Jive: Dances popular in the twentieth century; Chapter 30: Line Dancing: Dances popular in the twentieth century

Chapter 31: The Waltz: Dances popular in the twentieth centuryChapter 32: Free/Creative Dance: Dances popular in the twentieth century; About the Author; Appendix 1: Calendar for Themed Sessions; Appendix 2: Organisations; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 19, 2014).

ISBN:

0-85700-846-3