Age and Dancing: Older People and Community Dance Practice

(Paperback)

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This highly readable introduction to dance with older people combines key debates and issues in the field with practical guidance, as well as a resources section including numerous 'toolkit materials'. Diane Amans, leading practitioner in Community Dance, provides the ideal beginners' guide for students, practitioners and dance artists alike.

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'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

Author Bio

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.