Department of Physical Education and Sport, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, 51-612 Wroclaw, Poland.
Institute of Sociology, University of Wrocław, 50-137 Wroclaw, Poland.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 23;19(10):6318. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19106318.
The aim of this paper is to capture older adult women's experience of dance. To this purpose, a qualitative research study was carried out with members of the 'Gracje' dance group. The study used Jürgen Habermas's theory of communicative action as its theoretical underpinnings. The focus was on the models of action and validity claims expressed in language (narrative). In this theoretical framework, dancing activity has been shown as promoting not only physical health and mental wellbeing but also social involvement. Our study has found that, in and through dance, the older adults primarily realised their claims to pleasure, attractiveness, health and emancipation. This has considerably improved their bodily capacity and increased their self-esteem. However, what the older adults themselves find most important is that the realisation of these claims beneficially affects their interactions in family and neighbourly communities and facilitates their engagement in volunteer activities, helping people at risk of exclusion due to age and/or disability.
本文旨在捕捉老年女性的舞蹈体验。为此，我们对“Gracje”舞蹈团的成员进行了一项定性研究。该研究的理论基础是于尔根·哈贝马斯的交往行动理论。研究重点是语言（叙事）中表达的行动模式和有效性主张。在这个理论框架中，舞蹈活动不仅促进了身心健康，还促进了社会参与。我们的研究发现，老年人主要通过舞蹈实现了他们对快乐、吸引力、健康和解放的主张。这极大地提高了他们的身体能力，增强了他们的自尊心。然而，老年人自己认为最重要的是，这些主张的实现对他们在家庭和邻里社区中的互动产生了有益的影响，并促进了他们参与志愿者活动，帮助那些因年龄和/或残疾而面临排斥风险的人。
