Dancing Heart

Project Added: November 28, 2020
Project Point of Contact: [email protected]
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A Dancing Heart program in progress

Kairos Alive

Arts-and Intersections:

Aging, Health & Wellness

Collaborators:

Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Region:

Genre/Discipline:

Dance

Population Density:

Suburban

Large Intended Impact Area:

State

Foundations:

Project Website:

https://kairosalive.org/core-programs/

OVERVIEW

Dancing Heart is a program which engages older adults of all abilities (including those who are physically frail, with Parkinson's, early-mid-to-late stage Alzheimer's, and other forms of dementia) in weekly arts participation and health education through interactive dance, music and storytelling.

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PROJECT EVALUATION

Chapters Coming Alive: Kairos Dance Theatre's Dancing Hearttm - Vital Elders Moving in Community describes our program, The Dancing Hearttm - Vital Elders Moving in Community and the companion Memory Care Program" within the publication "Enhancing Cognitive Fitness in Adults"

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