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Direct linkC. Engdahl; S. Lundvall; D. Barker – Research in Dance Education, 2024
Physical education (PE), and specifically the teaching area of dance, has been identified as an important pedagogical setting within which young people develop creativity. Creativity is thus an important aspect of schooling. Several studies have suggested however, that dance is seldom taught in PE in ways that acknowledge creative aspects of…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Dance Education, Creative Activities, Physical Education Teachers
Clements, Lucie; Nordin-Bates, Sanna M. – Journal of Dance Education, 2022
Classical ballet training has been criticized for prioritizing technical excellence over creativity, despite 21st century dancers needing to be strong in both aspects. The aim of this study was to investigate professional choreographers' views on (a) how ballet training inspired vs. inhibited their creativity and (b) potential gender differences…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Creativity, Training, Gender Differences
Ferm Almqvist, Cecilia; Andersson, Ninnie – Journal of Dance Education, 2023
This article communicates a study on dance for people over 65 in Sweden. Earlier studies on dance for elderly people have primarily focused on treatment and wellbeing. The current study centers on the right to make oneself heard in and through contemporary dance as an artistic form of expression, regardless of age, gender, or geographical context.…
Descriptors: Females, Dance, Older Adults, Foreign Countries
'Free but Not Free-Free': Teaching Creative Aspects of Dance in Physical Education Teacher Education
Engdahl, C.; Lundvall, S.; Barker, D. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2023
Background: There is a global consensus that stimulating and fostering children's creativity in education is crucial. Addressing creativity has become an imperative in educational policies and in school curricula internationally. School-based physical education (PE), and specifically the teaching area of dance, has been identified as an important…
Descriptors: Creativity, Dance Education, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers
Nordin-Bates, Sanna M.; Kuylser, Sofia – Journal of Dance Education, 2021
This study provides the first in-depth investigation of how perfectionism is experienced in high-level dance. Seventy-seven students (M age = 15.52, SD = 2.30) completed a perfectionism questionnaire. Next, dancers with the highest and lowest levels of perfectionistic strivings (PS) and perfectionistic concerns (PC) were recruited for interview…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, High Achievement, Achievement Need, Dance Education
Pastorek Gripson, Martha; Lindqvist, Anna; Østern, Tone Pernille – Research in Dance Education, 2022
This article investigates and discusses Swedish preschool teachers' work with and understanding of teaching dance. Preschool teachers should teach aesthetic expressions such as dance, according to the curriculum. This study depicts how preschool teachers, in semi-structured group interviews in 18 preschools, describe their work with teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Dance Education, Aesthetics
