Research Log #6

Name: Gelsey Manipon

Date: 3 October 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.):
Dance/movement psychotherapy is a total approach that reconnects physical and emotional expression with therapy
objectives by working directly with body states, feeling, cognition and lifestyle to confront human suffering and
mobilize human potential, Anna Krantz said.
Chronic tension, apathy, anxiety, depression, malaise and disconnection from natural expressive movement drained
individual power and creativity, Krantz says. Overreliance on thinking and worrying with loss of agency in
meaningful action in life became normal and widespread.
Krantz explains, Movement is an inherent aspect of life and health, but each individuals needs are unique to their
particular circumstances, desires and life situations.
Commentary and Analysis (Explain how the quotes above prove one of your three points.):
Most people would agree that dancing in general improves their mood. Letting loose to a rhythmic beat,
many look at dancing as an outlet. Introduced in the mid 20th century it was brought to be what it is by combining
creative dance innovation, psychoanalytic theory, and strong social consciousness otherwise known as
Dance/movement psychotherapy. Regular Dance/Movement therapy is currently in 40 different countries and the
American Dance Therapy Association has been going strong for 50 years. Dance therapists serve as: licensed
psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, and counselors. People who want to purse
dance/movement therapy dont need to have previous experience but simply a desire to face their problems with the
use of words and their body.
Many EDM fans dance for the possible reasons listed in the quote above (anxiety, depression, and etc.) and
because the community itself is a no judge zone, there is more space to be openly you.
Culture, religion, politics, and the overall ideologies that dominate a community influence whether the
death penalty will remain law. In more conservative states, the death penalty is more prevalent. Interestingly, at
Michigans constitutional convention in the 1960s, some argued that those who were executed were predominantly
poor and of racial minorities. If valid, this is concerning as it indicates corruption in the system (a system that can
end life). If the death penalty remains, more efforts must be taken to ensure the quality and fairness of the justice
system through which they will be punished.
Works Cited (Use correct MLA format.):
Krantz, Anne. Dance/Movement Therapy. American Fitness. 34.3 (2016): 62 MasterFILE Complete. Web. 4 Oct.
2016.
I assume that this is a reputable and reliable article becauseit was published in American Fitness Magazine and
written by someone with a Ph D.