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Letterofintent
Letterofintent
LinneaHouchins
400OverlandTrail
Stoneville,NC27048
October162015
MoreheadAdvisoryBoard
JohnMotleyMoreheadHighSchool
134NPierceStreet
Eden,NC27288
DearMoreheadAdvisoryBoard,
ThegeneralareaofinterestofmytopicismainlyabouthowDanceTherapyhelpswithpeople
sufferingfromAlzheimersDiseaseorParkinsonsDisease.IthasbeenaprovenfactthatDanceTherapy
doesimprovepeoplesufferingfromAlzheimersDiseasebecausetheyarehavingtorememberstepsthat
arebeingtaughttothem.ItalsoimprovespeoplesmovementwhoaresufferingfromParkinsons
Diseasebecauseitstretchestheirbodiesandallowsthemtodosmallmovements.Thistopicwillbea
learningstretchformebecauseIwilllearnmoreaboutthediseaseandhowitaffectsthebrainandalsoI
willbelearningmoreaboutDanceTherapyandwhatitalsoimproves.
Thetherapeuticaspectsofdancetherapyareunderratedbecauseofpeopleoverlookingtheartof
danceandhowbeneficialitistothemindandbody:Theaspectsofdancetherapywhenusedforthe
elderlyproducesmanypositiveoutcomes.Includingpositiveoutcomesofelderlypatientssufferingfrom
AlzheimersDiseaseorParkinsons.Thefocusofmypaperistoshowthatelderlypeoplecanbeactive
withdanceandshowthatitcanbeapositiveaspecttoimprovethemphysicallyandmentally.
Myproductplanistogotoanursinghomeandteachthepatientssufferingfromthisdiseasea
dancetoseehowtheyreacttotheproductandhowithelpsthem.IwillberecordingeachtimeIvisitto
seehowwelltheyrememberiteachtime.Thiswillbechallengebecausecomingupwithdancesarent
easyanditwillalsochallengemysocialskillsaswell.MyexpertwillbemydanceteacherMelanie
PaschalWiles.
Plagiarismisaverybigdealandwillnotgounnoticedincollegeandcouldalsogetmekicked
outwhichiswhyIplantonotdoithere.Theimportanceofavoidingtheactisveryimportantbecause
plagiarisingsomeonesworkisahugedealandIunderstandtheconsequencesforit.
Sincerely,
Signyourname_____________________________
LinneaHouchins
IhavereadtheLetterofIntentandagreetosupportmychild.
Parent/GuardianSignature________________________Date_________