Research Log #3

Name: Gelsey Manipon

Date: 12 September 2016
EQ: How can the Dance scene and EDM culture be beneficial for community members?
Three Points to Prove:
#1: Gloving is not bad. Gloving is an art form and a way of expression.
#2: Not all EDM fans are druggies. Drug use is an evolving part of the culture for some EDM fans.
#3: The EDM community is not harmful. It can be a great support for those in the community.
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Point that this Source Proves: # 3: The EDM community is not harmful. It can be a great support for those in the
community.
Excerpts (Include three embedded quotes.):
Theres no question, anecdotally at least, that music has a very simulating effect on physical activity, says Daniel
Tarsy, MD, and HMS professor of neurology and director of the Parkinsons Disease and Movement Disorders
Center. And I think that applies to dance, as well.
Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine explain that, Dancing involves both a mental effort and
social interaction and that this type of stimulation helped reduce the risk of dementia.
Dance has been found to be therapeutic for patients with Parkinsons disease, Edwards says.
Commentary and Analysis (Explain how the quotes above prove one of your three points.):
EDM is otherwise known as dance music. This is music specially made for the purpose of dancing.
Dancing is an art medium for people to express themselves with. Media has incorporated gloving into their dances
(examples: Shake it Up and Worlds Best Dance Crew). Dance groups and solo dancers have attracted attention
online from posting videos or tutorials to help others dance. Dance is something all ages can enjoy (without under
the influence of drugs or alcohol). Music is pleasant to the ears but dance is the visual thats needed with it.
Not only is dancing a fun pastime but it comes with great health benefits. The article also talks of other
studies [that] show that dance helps reduce stress, increases levels of the feel-good hormone serotonin, and helps
develop new neural connections, especially in regions involved in executive function, long-term memory, and spatial
recognition. Helen Van Winkle more widely known as Baddie Winkle is the oldest raver (who is also a grandma).
She is a prime example of the ravers motto: PLUR (Peace Love Unity Respect).
Parkinsons disease can cause patients inflicted with the disease to not have control over their limbs or
other parts of their body. Daniel Tarsy explains the benefits of RAS (rhythmic auditory stimulation): the effects
this technique has on patients with Parkinsons or other movement disorders have found significant improvements in
gait and upper extremity function among participants. Dance is a supposed form of rhythmic auditory stimulation,
so dance can heal in the preservation or healing of certain medical conditions.
Works Cited (Use correct MLA format.):
Edwards, Scott. "Dancing and the Brain." Department of Neurobiology. Harvard Mahoney
Neuroscience Institute, n.d. Web. 12 Sept. 2016.
I assume that this is a reputable and reliable article becauseit was published in On The Brain, a Harvard
Mahoney Newsletter.