Eighteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society

Abstract

In recent years, an increasing number of people are living with chronic diseases and disorders, and it is said that their health and self-management abilities are affected by social factors, environment, economic conditions, etc. Determinants: Social Determinants of Health (SDH). In the UK, social prescriptions for SDH are practiced, and these are built on a uniquely British foundation, such as the NHS, GPs and a community-based voluntary sector. In Japan, a model project for social prescription has being carried out. However, in order to introduce social prescriptions in Japan, it is important to be actively involved in a community-based manner. Therefore, we conducted a community dance workshop incorporating traditional Japanese folk arts with the elderly. Analyze the recorded video of the workshop by the method of video ethnography, and search for a community dance program as a social prescription that the elderly can enjoy and participate in. The workshop was held in a large traditional tatami room. The elderly people tried dancing using furoshiki (large cloth with traditional Japanese patterns) and fans. They performed various facial expressions and movements freely to the folk music of the local festival. The familiar tatami room, folk tools and folk music allowed them to relax and performed with joy. This community dance is not a typical health promotion exercise for the elderly. By sharing traditional folklore aspect, such as dialects, music, dance, and by respecting local folk arts by dance artists who are facilitators of the workshops. The elderly were able to express actively.