Bollywood Dance and Hindi Language Course: Intergenerational Approaches to Dementia Prevention and Additional-Language Development

Interviewer

Peter Duffy

Interviewee

Rachael Jacobs

Description

This talk looks at the impacts of a community arts program that combined dance, drama, and Hindi language classes to make learning dynamic, engaging and culturally located. Through arts-based research, Jacobs found that participants acquired new language quicker and had greater recall when dance movements were used. Older participants also felt more neurologically agile after engaging in the program. This session will discuss the arts-based methodologies used and participants will be able to experience some of the strategies that were found to be successful.

Rights

© 2025, Rachael Jacobs

Publication Info

2025.