Are We Ready to Dance at Home?: A Review and Reflection of Available Technologies

It is well acknowledged that engaging in physical exercise is important to live a longer healthier life. In this context, dance is an especially interesting activity that may hold much potential in an ageing society. Dance combines the essence for successful ageing in a panoply of benefits that range from the physical to the cognitive and psychosocial. To be able to engage in dancing activities from home can then be a valuable add on to people’s health, wellbeing and quality of life; this paves the way for technology-mediated dance activities at home. This paper reviews the research in this area, to develop an understanding of currently available technologies and to provide researchers and practitioners alike with an overview of how the technologies reviewed can address the specific characteristics of dance.

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