BackgroundOrganized, leisure time physical activities are an important part of a population approach to increase total physical activity participation. Dancing is a type of organized leisure time activity which may be utilized to enhance public health. Individuals commonly participate in dance during childhood however few maintain participation into adulthood, dropping out of the activity while young. This study aimed to investigate who participates in an emerging dance activity, “No Lights, No Lycra”, which encourages people to participate in free-form dancing in the dark for 60 min designed as an inclusive, nonjudgmental, drug and alcohol-free community setting. This version of dance provides a modified opportunity for organized leisure time physical activity. No Lights, No Lycra has recorded increases in attendance at their events over the past decade. This popularity warrants an investigation into participant’s demographic characteristics, their total physical activity, as well as their motivations for dancing in the dark and any impacts on health and wellbeing.
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机译：背景技术有组织的休闲运动是增加总体体育活动参与度的人口方法的重要组成部分。跳舞是一种有组织的休闲活动，可以用来增强公共卫生。个体通常在童年时期参加舞蹈，但是很少有人保持成年后参加舞蹈，年轻时就退出活动。这项研究旨在调查谁参加了新兴的舞蹈活动“ No Lights No Lycra”，该活动鼓励人们在黑暗中参加60分钟的自由形式舞蹈，这是一个具有包容性，非审判性，禁止毒品和酒精的社区设置。此版本的舞蹈为有组织的休闲时间体育活动提供了改进的机会。在过去的十年中，没有灯光，没有莱卡记录了他们参加活动的人数增加。这种受欢迎程度值得对参与者的人口统计特征，他们的整体体育活动以及他们在黑暗中跳舞的动机以及对健康和福祉的任何影响进行调查。
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