Carlos Perez

LEI 4724

Activity: Dance Movement

Source: Fun Activities for Stroke Patients Flint Rehab. (2016, December 14). Retrieved
January 25, 2017, from https://www.flintrehab.com/2015/fun-activities-for-stroke-patients/

Equipment Needed: Music

Activity Description:

1. Instruct the group participating about the activity they are about to be in.
2. Make sure the group is gathered in a circle facing one another.
3. Each person does not need to take turns in showing their moves.
4. Listen, feel, and dance to the music being played

Leadership Considerations:

1. This type of activity allows a child, adult, or senior that went through a stroke to
participate in an activity that requires very little skills. Dance Movement helps alleviate
anxiety and depression that is experienced when some of these individuals go through
strokes. When participating in the activity the individual does not need to be a
professional to show their moves. This type of activity allows the individual to express
who they really are. The objective for an RT with this activity is to improve balance and
motor skills with the individuals.

2. Another way of breaking the ice for the activity that I thought about was if you as a
recreational therapist show your own move or dance that best represents you. This allows
the individuals participating in the activity to know that it is a judge free environment and
everyone is just there to improve their skills and have a great time doing so.
Demonstrating the activity will always improve the outcome and progress of the activity.
At times the recreational therapist has to be the instigator in the activity to get the ball
rolling and have a successful activity.

3. Some of the adaptations for individuals with stroke and cerebral palsy would be to be
over a mat. Try to lead this type of activity on a mat just in case one of the individuals
feels like they have to sit or just in case of a trip and fall. Another adaptation would be to
try the activity in a wheelchair for those individuals can only do movements from the
waste up.