Overview

This book is a seminal seated dance guidebook for global dance and health practitioners. Seated dance is an inclusive and diverse form of physical activity, suitable for all, regardless of age or disability. The book offers valid advice, inspiration and a wide range of tried and tested teaching and learning approaches to help practitioners succeed in the seated dance classroom, covering all ages and settings. This book introduces a potted historical journey of seated dance and subsequently guides the professional practitioner through the critical stages of setting up professional, safe and creative seated dance sessions. Research and evidence are gathered ‘in and on practice’ through the author’s dedicated dance career and teaching reflections as a Royal Academician of Dance (RAD) teacher and are underpinned by a theoretical background in mental health and wellbeing in education. It contains contributions by valued peers and professionals and extracts from research theorists in the field. ‘Take Your Seat’ is a career professional development Group-approved text (CPD) enabling the reader to claim personal and professional development points. The author places the art of seated dance at the centre of dance education, making it inclusive, diverse, accessible and justifiable in today's various dance arts and health settings. This book integrates the author's extensive experience in dance, contemporary mental health and wellbeing research and insights from esteemed peers. It empowers practitioners to embrace diverse perspectives, fostering an inclusive and forward-thinking dance environment.

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''A pertinent and well-timed post-covid offering that considers how to creatively engage an ageing population in safe health enhancing movement and dance activity. The author is a highly experienced and knowledgeable dance and health practitioner who brings passion for her art into a lively and useful guide that builds on a plethora of research underlining how dance activity can meet health, well being and social needs. This book has much to offer within the growing field of arts and health.'' Dr Jane Turner, London Metropolitan University, UK ''Samantha, in her work and what she offers us in this book gives us opportunities for exercise when we might not find it elsewhere and the pleasure and stimulation of chair-based ‘dance’. In doing this she is moving our health in positive directions, giving us the opportunity of the company of others and giving us new purpose when we might not otherwise have it.'' Dr Piers Worth, PhD, editor and author of Positive Psychology Across the Lifespan ''With Take Your Seat!, Samantha Jennings shines a light on the burgeoning need for physical activities that can accommodate people with limited mobility. Dancing while seated is an activity that will appeal to an enormous number of people and her expertise and passion open an invaluable window on how to teach seated dance and additionally emphasising mental health benefits.'' Linda Carbone, author of A Little Pregnant; longtime book editor with HarperCollins, Scholastic Press and other American publishers; and one of Samantha Jennings’ grateful Silver Swans

''A pertinent and well-timed post-covid offering that considers how to creatively engage an ageing population in safe health enhancing movement and dance activity. The author is a highly experienced and knowledgeable dance and health practitioner who brings passion for her art into a lively and useful guide that builds on a plethora of research underlining how dance activity can meet health, well being and social needs. This book has much to offer within the growing field of arts and health.'' Dr Jane Turner, London Metropolitan University ''Samantha, in her work and what she offers us in this book gives us opportunities for exercise when we might not find it elsewhere and the pleasure and stimulation of chair-based ‘dance’. In doing this she is moving our health in positive directions, giving us the opportunity of the company of others and giving us new purpose when we might not otherwise have it.'' Dr Piers Worth PhD, Editor & author of Positive Psychology Across the Lifespan ''With Take Your Seat, Samantha Jennings shines a light on the burgeoning need for physical activities that can accommodate people with limited mobility. Dancing while seated is an activity that will appeal to an enormous number of people and her expertise and passion open an invaluable window on how to teach seated dance and additionally emphasising mental health benefits.'' Linda Carbone, author of A Little Pregnant; longtime book editor with HarperCollins, Scholastic Press and other American publishers; and one of Samantha Jennings’ grateful Silver Swans

Author Information

Samantha Jennings is a health and wellbeing practitioner with the practical application (30 years) in dance and creative arts. She is a lecturer and registered RAD teacher and launched seated dance teacher training as a CPD webinar for the RAD in 2022.

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