Adaptive Dance Activities for People With Stroke

Inclusion Criteria: * a first-ever/recurrent ischaemic/haemorrhagic stroke confirmed by imaging tests, * receiving in-patient care at an acute stroke unit, * a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) total score of \<16 (mild to moderate stroke), * hemiparesis after stroke with the affected limb(s) scoring 1-3 on the NIHSS motor arm and/or motor leg items, respectively (drift to no effort against gravity), * a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 2-4 (slight to moderately severe disability), and * a Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score of \>2nd percentile. Exclusion Criteria: * transient ischaemic attack, * subdural or epidural haemorrhage, * cerebrovascular event due to brain tumour or a head injury, * neurologic, orthopaedic, muscular, rheumatic or vestibular condition that can interfere with participation in the intervention such as seizure or spinal injury, * mental condition such as depression or schizophrenia, or * visual or auditory impairment that cannot be corrected by visual/hearing aids.