ILO #2) Analyze the relationship between movement practices and health and well-being.
Prompt: In up to one page, use your embodied experiences in this course, our class discussions, your wellness journal entries, and the viewings/readings/podcasts to analyze the relationship between movement practices and health and well-being.
Note: This prompt was co-designed by Kinesiology faculty and used across multiple ACB courses and sections.
Prompt: Based on the wellness events that you have attended and things that were discussed in this class, please analyze the relationship between movement practices and health and wellbeing (one page).
Health Benefits of Dance Assignment
This reading and response assignment is designed to enhance your understanding of the benefits that ballroom dance can contribute to lifelong health and wellness. Read the online article by Stanford University professor Richard Powers. Summarize the author’s key points and then write a reflection about how it relates to your own life. For example: What role does dance play in your own life? How does it contribute to your well-being (be it physically, emotionally, mentally and/or psychologically)? What role do you see dance playing in your own life in the future?