Partners in Arts Participation
ACHF Arts Access
Real and perceived barriers to participation in dance will be addressed and mitigated. Participants will engage in arts experiences previously not available to them by making adaptations to fit the needs of individuals with disabilities. 2: MSS will use the art of dance to achieve service goals. MSS’ service goals focus on social interaction, cognitive stimulation, and physical activity. This project will incorporate each of these goals.
Individuals from MSS participated in a dance and movement program that was previously unavailable to them, as well as the Kairos’ Dance Hall. Kairos evaluated individuals’ progress through observation and identifying changes in physical, social, and artistic cognitive functioning. Participants and staff self-reported through interviews on activity level, previous experience in dance, and feelings of efficacy for the program. Kairos artists observed surprisingly animated engagement with several arts learners that MSS staff indicated usually showed little engagement. 2: MSS participants engaged in a new medium, the art of dance, with the help of professional teaching artists. The connection between the program’s outcome and our own service goals was evident in the observations made by Kairos teaching artists and MSS staff. The connection was also evident in the post interviews with staff and participants.
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