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Dance is a form of physical activity and performing arts. It is also classified as a hobby and a sport. The subject includes musical works and choreography as its parts. It is practiced by dancers and répétiteurs.
The field is studied through dance studies. A list of dances exists for the topic. It is referenced by 4,241 other encyclopedia articles. In PubMed, the query for dance yields a count of 13,269.
Unicode characters 💃 and 🕺 represent the subject. It appears in the Commons category and gallery titled "Dance". The topic has main categories of Category:Dance and Category:Dances. It is described by sources including Nordisk familjebok, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Pauly–Wissowa, and Gujin Tushu Jicheng.
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Research
13,269 papers- Neurocognitive control in dance perception and performance.ReviewActa psychologica · 2012Bläsing B, Calvo-Merino B, Cross ES et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2011.12.005
- Dance for neuroplasticity: A descriptive systematic review.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2019Teixeira-Machado L, Arida RM, de Jesus Mari JDOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.12.010
- Dance as a neurorehabilitation strategy: A systematic review.Journal of bodywork and movement therapies · 2023Aldana-Benítez D, Caicedo-Pareja MJ, Sánchez DP et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2023.04.046
- Dance-related injury.ReviewPhysical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America · 2006Motta-Valencia KDOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2006.06.001
- Dance as mindful movement: a perspective from motor learning and predictive coding.ReviewBMC neuroscience · 2024Fitch WT, Barnstaple RDOI: 10.1186/s12868-024-00894-9
- Dance and the brain: a review.ReviewAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2015Karpati FJ, Giacosa C, Foster NE et al.DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12632
- Dance Programs for School-Age Individuals With Disabilities: A Systematic Review.Adapted physical activity quarterly : APAQ · 2020Prieto LA, Haegele JA, Columna LDOI: 10.1123/apaq.2019-0117
- Dance and stress regulation: A multidisciplinary narrative review.ReviewPsychology of sport and exercise · 2025Klaperski-van der Wal S, Skinner J, Opacka-Juffry J et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2025.102823
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