Dancing toward Well-Being: Effects on Mood and Well-Being of a 12-Week Flamenco Dance Workshop in Women Aged 60

Dancing toward Well-Being: Effects on Mood and Well-Being of a 12-Week Flamenco Dance Workshop in Women Aged 60–80 Years

Published:2023-09-22 Issue:4 Volume:3 Page:457-470
ISSN:2673-4184
Container-title:Women
language:en
Short-container-title:Women

Author:

León-Rubio José M.¹^ORCID,Rivera-Rodríguez Carmen¹,León-Pérez Jose M.¹^ORCID,Sepúlveda Carlos²,Cantero-Sánchez Francisco J.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Carmides Research Group, Universidad de Sevilla, 41018 Sevilla, Spain

2. Autoestima Flamenca Association, 41004 Sevilla, Spain

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of a flamenco dance program on the mood and subjective well-being of 34 self-selected women from the community, aged between 62 and 79 years. The mean age was 70.11 (SD = 5.13). Participants voluntarily enrolled in a 12-week flamenco dance workshop conducted by the Autoestima Flamenca Association, with one two-hour session per week. Every two weeks, mood measurements (sadness, anxiety, anger and joy) were taken, and subjective well-being assessments were conducted before and after each session. It was found that the participants’ overall mood and subjective well-being improved significantly following the intervention. These improvements were observed at both the individual and group levels. Overall, our findings suggest that participation in a free 12-week flamenco dance program had a positive impact on mood and subjective well-being in this segment of the population.

Funder

Junta de Andalucía under Research Group Incentive

City Council of Seville (Ayuntamiento de Sevilla) through a grant to the Autoestima Flamenca Association

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Mathematics

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4184/3/4/35/pdf

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