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Dance helps individuals with Parkinson’s disease negotiate their identity

Dance helps individuals with Parkinson’s disease negotiate their identity

A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland and Balettakademien Stockholm found that performing in a dance company and being involved in its activities play a major role within the identity and disease-related identity negotiation in individuals with Parkinson’s disease. Performing within the dance company and sharing the strategy of performing with others created […]

The Barbie Dance Workout Is a Pure Dopamine Hit

The Barbie Dance Workout Is a Pure Dopamine Hit

As we count right down to the July 21 release of Greta Gerwig’s live-action Barbie film, something wild has happened. Lots of us have gotten swept up in a giddy flurry. Women of their 20s and 30s are channeling their inner child in videos on social media, reflecting on their favorite Barbie movie from the […]