Abstract
'Some Dance to Remember' reflects on a recently completed arts-based interdisciplinary Masters research degree programme conducted in the mid-west region of Ireland. The project explored the psychosocial effects arising from the introduction of a pilot adaptive Irish céilí dance programme for people living with dementia and their professional care-partners. Reflections on the research process and outcomes outlined in this paper aim to answer such questions as:
What were the key psychosocial effects arising from the dance activity for people with dementia and their carers? How can the pilot adaptive Irish céilí dance programme now be formally extended throughout the mid-west region of Ireland and further afield? What opportunities for comparative research between adaptive Irish céilí dance and adaptive Scottish country dancing for people living with dementia and their carers exist?
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Scottish Dementia Research Consortium Conference |
| Publication status | Published - 10 May 2022 |