Abstract
This paper reports a preliminary investigation designed to assess the adequacy of a selected semantic differential scale in measuring children's attitudes to the content of dances. Thirteen female subjects ranging in age from ten to fifteen years old participated in the study. Subjects judged four dances on a 44 question semantic differential scale. H'Doubler's thematic categorization determined assignment of the dance content of each dance. Two representative (literal) and two manifestative (non-literal) dances were judged. The semantic differential questionnaire identifies an evaluative factor, a potency factor and an activity factor and analysis of variance applied to the data determined the contribution of each factor in children's judgement of dance. A significant age effect F(3,13) = 5.69, p < .02 and a significant dance content effect F(3,4) = 10.19, p < .0001 were found for the evaluative factor, and a significant dance content effect F(3,4) = 9.64, p < .0002 was found for the activity factor. All age groups perceived the representative dances to be more active. The potency factor was not well-defined. The study developed a semantic differential scale questionnaire for future study with children ages ten to fifteen years in their judgement of dance.
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