New Directions in Dance Medicine : Dancers with Disabilities, Blindness/Low Vision, and/or Deafness/Hard of Hearing - 14/11/20

Doi : 10.1016/j.pmr.2020.09.010

Mary Dubon, MD ^a,^b,^c,^⁎ , Rebecca Siegel, MD ^b,^c, Judith Smith ^d, Mark Tomasic, MFA ^e, Merry Lynn Morris, MFA, PhD ^f
^a Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
^b Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, 300 1st Avenue, Boston, MA 02129, USA
^c Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
^d AXIS Dance Company, 1428 Alice Street Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
^e Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405, USA
^f University of South Florida, 4202 East. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33612, USA

^∗Corresponding author.

Résumé

This article explores relevant issues in dance medicine for dancers with disabilities, blindness/low vision, and/or deafness/hard of hearing (DWDBD). Within dance medicine and science, there has been minimal focus on DWDBD. Little is known about injury patterns, injury prevention, or wellness strategies for DWDBD. However, there are increasing numbers of dance programs and companies involving DWDBD at preprofessional and professional levels. This article reviews the history and experience of DWDBD and offers best guidance regarding dance medicine considerations for DWDBD based on the limited research and evidence that exists, extrapolation from para/adaptive sports medicine literature, and expert opinion.

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Keywords : Integrated dance, Inclusive dance, Dancers with disabilities, Adaptive dance, Dance and disability, Dance medicine