TY - JOUR

T1 - Revitalising sensualities of ageing with Parkinson's through dance

AU - Christensen-Strynø, Maria Bee

AU - Phillips, Louise Jane

AU - Frølunde, Lisbeth

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Dance for Parkinson’s can be characterised as a growing social movement which has become a worldwide phenomenon that gives rise to new questions about the meaning and importance of dance in relation to intersecting and overlapping identity categories of ageing and chronic conditions. In this article, we probe into the potentially constructive interplay between the lived experiences of Parkinson’s dance as a space of revitalised sensuality and the cultural imaginations and values connected to the nexus between ageing and chronic conditions. Through a dialogic interpretive framework that recognises and ascribes value to the embodied experiences of Parkinson’s dancers, we analyse how the experiences of living with Parkinson’s as a chronic condition in the context of ageing are in interplay with the experiences of dancing as an embodied sensual activity. Consequently, we propose that, by emphasising the critical value of stories told by Parkinson’s dancers, we are able to gain a more nuanced understanding of how Parkinson’s dance affects the nexus between ageing and chronic conditions in revitalising and sensual ways.

AB - Dance for Parkinson’s can be characterised as a growing social movement which has become a worldwide phenomenon that gives rise to new questions about the meaning and importance of dance in relation to intersecting and overlapping identity categories of ageing and chronic conditions. In this article, we probe into the potentially constructive interplay between the lived experiences of Parkinson’s dance as a space of revitalised sensuality and the cultural imaginations and values connected to the nexus between ageing and chronic conditions. Through a dialogic interpretive framework that recognises and ascribes value to the embodied experiences of Parkinson’s dancers, we analyse how the experiences of living with Parkinson’s as a chronic condition in the context of ageing are in interplay with the experiences of dancing as an embodied sensual activity. Consequently, we propose that, by emphasising the critical value of stories told by Parkinson’s dancers, we are able to gain a more nuanced understanding of how Parkinson’s dance affects the nexus between ageing and chronic conditions in revitalising and sensual ways.

UR - https://forskning.ruc.dk/en/publications/0541d11c-8dcf-451d-8a5b-5fc910fa01c6

U2 - 10.1016/j.jaging.2021.100978

DO - 10.1016/j.jaging.2021.100978

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 34794724

VL - 59

SP - 1

EP - 10

JO - Journal of Aging Studies

JF - Journal of Aging Studies

SN - 0890-4065

M1 - 100978

ER -