Dance Education Research Articles

Effectiveness of Theory-Based Physical Activity and Nutrition Interventions in Aging Latino Adults: A Scoping Review.

In the United States (US), Latino individuals older than 50 years face health disparities compared to their White counterparts. Considering the rising life expectancy and the projected increase of older Latino adults in the US, this scoping review aimed to determine the effectiveness of theory-based and culturally relevant strategies that promote healthy aging in Latinos. Web of Science and PubMed databases were searched between December 2022 and February 2023 for peer-reviewed articles assessing healthy aging interventions tailored to community-dwelling aging Latino adults. We included nine studies describing the effects of seven interventions on physical activity- or nutrition-related outcomes. Although not always statistically significant, interventions had a beneficial impact on well-being indicators. The most commonly used behavioral theories were Social Cognitive Theory and Attribution Theory. Latino cultural elements in these studies included partnering with community organizations that serve Latinos (such as Catholic churches), delivery of in-person bilingual group sessions by trusted community members (such as promotoras or Latino dance instructors), and incorporating values such as family and religion into the health curriculum, among others. Future strategies that promote healthy aging in Latino adults should proactively culturally adapt the theoretical foundations and the design, recruitment, and implementation processes to ensure their relevance and effectiveness.

Diffracting Through an Ethical Itch: Becoming a Response-Able Dance Education Researcher

In this article I describe and discuss how an ethical doubt has performed on my a/r/tographic research journey and led to ethical, methodological and choreographic-pedagogic insights. The ethical doubt emerges from working with the video format as research presentation in a dance education research project where children are involved. The focus of this article is how I dealt with these ethical challenges through a diffractive inquiry, and further how such an inquiry led into a sense-making process entangling ethics, research, choreography, dance and education. Through exploring how the ethical doubt performed on the research process, this article contributes to a rather scarce field of research on the topic of ethical issues in research presentation and ethical-pedagogical-choreographic and research methodological entanglements. In the article I am thinking with the theoretical frameworks of post-qualitative inquiry and agential realism. The apparatus of inquiry is constructed from a/r/tography, performative inquiry, and diffractive inquiry though a transcorporeal engagement with these research methods. As I unravel the research journey, I also diffract with the concepts of response-ability and the expanded notion of choreography. In the final discussion I propose a response-able practice of research through a relational approach and attunement to research, pedagogy, choreography, and ethics.

RESEARCH ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANCE EDUCATION FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF DANCE DIPLOMACY IN THE EARLY PERIOD OF THE FOUNDING OF NEW CHINA

During the early stages of New China’s establishment, the focal point of diplomatic efforts centered on economic and cultural avenues. However, the fledgling economy, still recovering from pre-liberation conditions, struggled to promptly meet the demands of diplomacy. In this context, literature and art emerged as vital catalysts propelling the progress of New China’s diplomatic endeavors. Notably, within the realm of cultural diplomacy, dance emerged as a powerful form of non-verbal communication. Its unique attributes, such as cost-effectiveness and rapid conveyance of intended impact, rendered it a versatile tool on diplomatic platforms. Dance, functioning as a dynamic form of expression, became a captivating medium for fostering connections and tightening bonds between New China and other nations. It became a radiant gem in the crown of New China’s cultural diplomacy, serving as an instrument to bring countries closer together. The mesmerizing allure of dance on diplomatic stages gradually facilitated enhanced relationships and collaborations. As a result, this emphasis on cultural diplomacy through dance catalyzed the evolution of dance education within China. In essence, during a period marked by economic constraints and the imperative to establish diplomatic ties, dance’s intrinsic ability to bridge gaps and convey emotions without language barriers allowed it to shine as an integral component of New China’s cultural diplomacy. Its role in forging connections and enhancing international relationships also played a pivotal role in the unfolding narrative of dance education’s growth within China.

PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER DALAM PELAKSANAAN PEMBELAJARAN SENI TARI DI SEKOLAH DASAR NEGERI 20 GUMARANG

This study aims to analyze the implementation of character education in dance learning at SD Negeri 20 Gumarang. Character education has an important role in shaping students' personality and morality, and dance can be an effective means of developing that character. The research method used in this study is a qualitative approach using observation techniques, interviews, and documentation studies. The research subjects consisted of dance teachers and lower grade students at SD Negeri 20 Gumarang. The results of the study show that character education has been integrated effectively into dance learning at the school. Dance teachers use character values such as cooperation, discipline, creativity, honesty, and responsibility in every learning activity. They also use examples from everyday life to relate character values to dance practice. In addition, this study also revealed that students showed positive changes in their character development through learning the art of dance. They learn to work together in groups, respect the opinions of others, appreciate cultural diversity through dance moves, and develop a sense of responsibility towards their duties and obligations. In conclusion, learning the art of dance at SD Negeri 20 Gumarang has succeeded in implementing character education well. The dance teacher acts as an effective facilitator in integrating character values into learning, while students show positive progress in developing character through the practice of dance. This research provides a better understanding of the importance of character education through dance at the elementary education level.

Examining the Preferences and Priorities of Dance Educators for Dance Science Information: A Pilot Study

Introduction: The growing field of dance medicine and science provides dance educators the opportunity to incorporate evidence-based approaches into teaching practices. Incorporating knowledge produced by dance science research into evidence-based practice can improve learning and health outcomes for dance students. Guided by the Knowledge to Action (KTA) Framework, the purpose of this study was to examine the preferences and research priorities of dance educators for receiving, accessing, and implementing dance science knowledge. Methods: Ninety-seven dance educators representing a range of styles, experience, and educational settings completed an online survey. Dance educators responded to questions about the dance science topics they felt were important to their teaching practices, their preferences for receiving dance science information, and areas of dance science that need more research. Results: Responses indicated that dance science was important to participants’ teaching practices although there was variability in which dance science topics were seen as “Absolutely Essential.” Participants reported a preference for receiving dance science information through in-person methods and observations. Variability was also shown in participant responses to statements about the accessibility, format, and applicability of dance science information to teaching practices. Dance educators indicated that the easiest dance science topics to find information about were anatomy, flexibility, biomechanics, and injury prevention; dance educators also identified that more research was needed in mental health and psychology. Conclusion: The findings of this survey provide key considerations for factors such as accessibility, specificity, and resources that are user-friendly to inform future knowledge translation efforts tailored to dance educators.

Comparison of Impact Accelerations During Performance of Common Ballet Maneuvers: A Pilot Study.

Ballet landings produce accelerations that are transmitted proximally up the kinetic chain. If overly excessive/repetitive, these "shocks" to the lower body may contribute to overuse injury. The shocks imposed by different ballet maneuvers are largely unknown at this time, making it difficult to appreciate the physical stresses associated with different maneuvers. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the impact accelerations associated with different common ballet maneuvers. As part of this study, 11 adolescent ballet dancers performed 9 different common ballet maneuvers: (1) glissade, (2) pas de chat, (3) petit jeté, (4) petit assemblé, (5) grand assemblé, (6) grand jeté, (7) saut de chat, (8) changement, and (9) entrechat quatre. An inertial sensor secured to the pelvis was used to record the peak resultant acceleration during landings ("impact acceleration"). A Friedman test was conducted to compare impact accelerations across the maneuvers and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were conducted as pairwise comparisons. The omnibus test indicated that there were differences in impact accelerations among the maneuvers (P < .001). In general, the glissade (2.08 ± 0.47g), pes de chat (2.33 ± 0.23g), petit jeté (2.42 ± 0.29g), and petite assemblé (2.54 ± 0.47g) tended to be the lower impact maneuvers; the grand assemblé (2.90 ± 0.41g), grand jeté (2.99 ± 0.33g), and saut de chat (3.13 ± 0.54g) tended to be the more moderate impact maneuvers; and the changement (4.10 ± 0.48g) and entrechat quatre (4.32 ± 0.52g) tended to be higher impact maneuvers. These findings may provide clinicians and dance instructors with greater insight regarding the physical stresses imposed by different ballet maneuvers.

Feasibility of a remote dance intervention for institutionalized older people with cognitive impairment

AbstractBackgroundDance therapy has recently been proposed as a non‐pharmaceutical strategy to improve cognitive decline in people with Dementia or MCI, as well as to improve certain psychosocial aspects such as quality of life, mood and functionality. Due to the COVID‐19 pandemic, most older people living in long‐term care institutions have had their activities of daily living – such as physical therapy and other activity groups – interrupted to preserve social distancing rules. Therefore, the aim of this study was to create a dance therapy program that could be implemented as a remote intervention for older people living in a long‐term institution who had Mild Cognitive Decline (MCI) or Dementia.MethodA selection of older people, living in a long‐term institution in the city of Juiz de Fora, Brazil, diagnosed with MCI and Dementia, was made. To achieve this objective, the medical records of the residents were analyzed and screening tests such as the Mini‐Mental State Examination (MMSE) and, as a secondary measure, the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) were applied.ResultAfter the screening process, the program was planned with the help of a certified Senior Dance instructor, in order to arrange choreographies that were safe for all participants and could be performed remotely. In total, the program had 29 sessions, which spanned a period of 15 weeks, twice a week. There was an intervention group consisting of five participants with MCI or Dementia. A social worker of the institution helped with the choreography, in person, and a group of seven undergraduate students from different backgrounds (psychology, medicine and music) took turns conducting the remote sessions.ConclusionThe remote program was extremely well received by its participants and by the caregivers of the institution: they reported that the participants were waiting for the sessions and that their disposition and mood improved significantly since the beginning of the intervention. This allowed us to conclude that the creation of a remote dance program was not only feasible, but that it can promote mental and cognitive health in institutionalized older people with cognitive impairment. Thus, this strategy should be better explored by these institutions.

VIDEO DEVELOPMENT OF VARIETY OF DANCE MOVEMENTS TO FACILITATE TEACHERS IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING DANCE ARTS

The development of learning media in the form dance Movement Videos as an effort to facilitate teachers in the process of creating dance works is based on several factors, including: 1) being affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, 2) the ability of dance teachers who are not yet qualified in cerating dance works, 3) and the absence of dance learning media, so the development of learning media in the form of videos of various dance moves at SDN Palang. Based on the problems that have been described, the development aims to produce a valid Variety of Dance video media for teachers at SDN Palang. The development of this video media uses the ADDIE model with five stages including: 1) needs analysis, 2) Design, 3) Development, 4) Implementation, and 5) Evaluation. The Evaluation of the video media of various dance movments was carried out by media experts, educators as users and students of SDN Palang. The results of the research on the development of video media for various dance movements showed that the percentage obtained from the validation results of media experts with a score of 90 % was included in the very valid category and was suitable for use without revision. The results of material expert validation get a score of 75 % which is included in the very valid category and is suitable for use without revision. Judging from the response as many as 7 educators have an average of 85.57 %. Meanwhile, from the responses, 5 students had an average of 86.7 %. This means that educators and students give a positive response, then the high percentage proves that the media is said to be effective and acceptable

Recenzió a Tánc – Tananyag – Módszer című módszertani jegyzetről

Experiments and realizations of the value-creating connections between theory and practice are published in this series, which is definitely a niche. The series and this volume present different approaches to research and practices combining the results and methodological solutions of ethnography, dance research and pedagogy. In my (critical) review, I looked at the writings of this volume, which is diverse in terms of content, form and genre, dealing with dance research, museology, pedagogical methodology, dance pedagogy, and national and folk knowledge.

Application of image recognition based on neural network algorithm in multimedia dance teaching

Neural network recognition algorithm is a deep learning-based convolutional neural network, which has been applied to target detection, image recognition, sound recognition and other fields. Although the recognition technology of convolutional neural network has been gradually stabilized, it is mainly implemented in single-machine serial mode. Therefore, there will be problems such as too long training time and insufficient memory capacity. According to the previous work, this paper has carried out related research and obtained some useful results. This paper focuses on the introduction of image recognition technology based on neural network algorithm. At the same time, this paper proposes a fast real-time image recognition algorithm, which has high recognition accuracy. In this paper, the existing algorithms mentioned in the paper are analyzed, the characteristics and shortcomings of all algorithms are summarized, and the appropriate combination of algorithms is selected for specific problems. On this basis, the acceleration method of artificial neural network is used to improve the algorithm of convolutional neural network image recognition technology. With the continuous development of education and the increase of the number of students year by year, the effect of classroom teaching becomes particularly important. Therefore, modern information technology is used to transfer the classroom teaching mode to the network and realize a new method of online remote online dance teaching. According to the actual situation of dance teaching, the advantages of multimedia dance teaching are analyzed. The software of multimedia dance teaching system is tested comprehensively, from the aspects of computer system memory occupancy rate and temperature, to test whether the activities of B/S mode multimedia dance teaching system meet the expected goals and requirements of each core module of multimedia dance teaching system.

IMPLEMENTASI PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER MELALUI EKSTRAKURIKULER SENI TARI DI SD NEGERI 12 PADANG LUA KECAMATAN BANUHAMPU KABUPATEN AGAM

This study aims to describe the implementation of character education through extracurricular dance activities at Padang Lua Banuhampu subdistrict Agam regency 12 state elementary school. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The data source of the study consisted of principals, dance teachers, class III-V teachers,and students of class III-V. The technique of collecting data is done by interviews, observation, and documentation.Check data validity using source, technique, and time triangulation. The data analysis technique used is the Milles and Huberman model where researchers conduct data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing.

Betawi Dance Art Education as an Effort to Increase Kinesthetic Intelligence for Children 5-6 Years Old

Efforts to build kinesthetic intelligence need to be carried out from an early age by providing stimulus through the five senses they have, bearing in mind that early childhood is an age group in a unique development process because it occurs simultaneously with the golden age. Kinesthetic intelligence plays an important role in the mind and body to be able to manipulate objects and create movements. With kinesthetic intelligence, children can combine the physical and the mind to produce perfect movements. Kinesthetic intelligence can be stimulated by working on the body and doing activities that require certain limb skills. This study determines whether Betawi dance can be feasible to be proposed as an educational dance to improve the kinesthetic intelligence of children aged 5-6 years. In addition, this study seeks to obtain an overview of dance learning at PAUD institutions in Jakarta. The method used is literature study and observation through field surveys and interviews. The results show that most previous studies agree that dancing activities positively increase kinesthetic intelligence for preschool children. The literature studied informs that Betawi Dance has many variations of movements ranging from simple to complex. Therefore, Betawi Dance is considered appropriate to be used as a stimulant for the intelligence of children aged 5-6 years, although it may require some simplification of the movements. The observation results show that teaching dance to children aged 5-6 years in Jakarta still needs to be improved. Therefore, it is recommended to provide dance trainers and education for PAUD teachers in Jakarta, especially those with Betawi dance content.

‘Kola nga bwoyiga ate oyige nga bwokola’: navigating dance pedagogies in technologically less advanced African environments during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT The Covid-19 pandemic impacted dance practice in African communities, which at the time were still grappling with building technological infrastructure and resources to advance dance education, research, scholarship, and practice. How did the dance teachers and students in environments with less developed information and communication technological (ICT) infrastructure in African countries such as Uganda navigate online teaching and learning of dance during the covid-19 pandemic? This article engages the Kiganda education philosophy ‘kola nga bwoyiga ate oyige nga bwokola’ (learn as you do and do as you learn) as an analytical frame to unpack how the dance teachers and students in Uganda navigated dance pedagogies during the pandemic. The reflections of the teachers and students revealed how the pandemic dismantled the sense of community as an actual essence dance in local communities. The pandemic stirred a radical rethink on framing online and distance dance teaching and learning, applying context-centered and technologically-responsive pedagogies, and using motion picture tools to teach indigenous dance traditions. The discussion unpacks how ‘kola nga bwoyiga ate oyige nga bwokola’ centered pedagogic reimaginations and maneuvers to activate agency, adaptation, resilience, and contextualization, underscoring the value and relevance of Indigenous worldviews in overcoming ever-emerging barriers in dance education.

Beyond Utterances: Embodied Creativity and Compliance in Dance and Dementia

Practices of creativity and compliance intersect in interaction when directing local dances remotely for people living with dementia and their carers in institutional settings. This ethnomethodological study focused on how artistic mechanisms are understood and structured by participants in response to on-screen instruction. Video data were collected from two long-term care facilities in Canada and Finland in a pilot study of a dance program that extended internationally from Canada to Finland at the onset of COVID-19. Fourteen hours of video data were analyzed using multimodal conversation analysis of initiation–response sequences. In this paper, we identify how creative instructed actions are produced in compliance with multimodal directives in interaction when mediated by technology and facilitated by copresent facilitators. We provide examples of how participants’ variably compliant responses in relation to dance instruction, from following a lead to coordinating with others, produce different creative actions from embellishing to improvising. Our findings suggest that cocreativity may be realized at intersections of compliance and creativity toward reciprocity. This research contributes to interdisciplinary discussions about the potential of arts-based practices in social inclusion, health, and well-being by studying how dance instruction is understood and realized remotely and in copresence in embodied instructed action and interaction.

Dance education in the K-12 curriculum: An NEP 2020 perspective with specific reference to Outcomes-based standards

Dance education in the K-12 curriculum: An NEP 2020 perspective with specific reference to Outcomes-based standards

A Transnational Legacy: André van de Plas and International Folk Dancing in Australia

ABSTRACT Each week in Australia, hundreds of people attend classes in international folk dancing (IFD), eagerly learning and practising dances from around the globe. The existence of FDA and the popularity of IFD must be accorded to André van de Plas from The Netherlands, who visited Australia every year for over three decades. This article examines the practice of IFD in Australia, analysing recreational dance as a leisure pursuit, tracing its historical narrative and describing the foundation of the transnational relationship between van de Plas and Australian IFD practitioners. It focuses on the unique pedagogical methodologies employed, including the intimate relationship between choreography and musical accompaniment as reinforced by van de Plas. Description of the Teacher Training Course and the concomitant effect on IFD and the peak body, Folk Dance Australia. Finally, IFD practitioners comment following the passing of van de Plas in 2019 and interpersonal connectivity and an inherited enthusiasm for learning and teaching dance are revealed. Overall, the persistent influence of van de Plas on FDA and all IFD aficionados in Australia is recognized and celebrated as a tribute to his life and work.

Human Motion Recognition in Dance Video Images Based on Attitude Estimation

With the deep integration of science and technology and culture, the estimation of human movements in dance video images will become an important application field of computer vision technology, which can be used not only for professional dancers’ movement correction, dance self-help teaching, and other application scenarios but also for athletes’ movement analysis. Therefore, it will greatly promote the implementation of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude by applying information technology to estimate dancers’ movements and postures in real time and obtaining information of classroom dance teaching status in time. In this paper, human motion recognition in dance video images is studied based on an attitude estimation algorithm. When the number of experiments reaches 20, the average value of deep learning algorithm and particle swarm optimization algorithm is 76.23 and 75.23, respectively, while the average value of attitude estimation algorithm in this paper is 77.95. Therefore, the average results of attitude estimation algorithm in this paper are slightly higher than those of other algorithms.

Change or not: inheritance and development of the “three bends” in the teaching of traditional dances of the Dai people in China and Thailand: based on the grounded theory of four teaching units

ABSTRACT There are disparities in awareness, concept, and practice of inheritance and development in the teaching of traditional Dai dance between China and Thailand. The performance is particularly evident in the instructional activities of the trademark movement ‘three bends,’ which may be separated out: There are three connections: the distinction between heredity and development concepts, the distinction between behaviour in teaching practice, and the strengthening of concepts and behaviours. The coding, interpretation, and comparison were established by a quantitative questionnaire survey and a qualitative half-section structured interview using grounded theory to explore four teaching units in China and Thailand, including universities and song and dance troupes. The study discovered that rules and teaching practices focused at diverse awareness concepts are causing the Dai nationality, a cross-border country, to form a separate development in teaching and creating. This concept and behaviour are also impeding conventional dance instruction. The original goal of traditional culture was to conserve the Dai people’s culture and norms in China and Thailand. As a result, critical thinking and reflection on concepts and behaviours must be incorporated into the teaching of Dai traditional dance in China and Thailand.

Image recognition of sports dance teaching and auxiliary function data verification based on neural network algorithm

Nowadays, physical dance is widely spread in the society as an emerging sport. Dance movement is favored by people because of its unique social function and fitness effect. For dance teaching, dance movement analysis can help optimize and improve the existing dance movements and the understanding and inheritance of traditional dance movements. With the rise of online teaching, intelligent identification and analysis of dance movements can promote the better development of sports dance teaching. However, the relevant research in this area is still very scarce. As the basis of this kind of research, there is an urgent need for dance motion recognition technology. Based on this background, this paper by introducing neural network algorithm for dance teaching sports image special recognition design, the algorithm can combine feature extraction technology to process video, extract the dance movements in the target data set, then for the extraction of cumulative feature extraction operation, in order to accumulate all the collected target features, so as to further complete the gradient histogram acquisition. Through the design experimental test, the cumulative feature image extraction results obtained through the algorithm are obviously better than the traditional image recognition results, so the design rationality and effectiveness of the algorithm are proved, and the sports dance teaching can be specially assisted. This paper designs an effective auxiliary image recognition algorithm by introducing the neural network algorithm into the field of sports dance teaching.

The effects of Latino Dance intervention on academic and general self-efficacy with left-behind children: An experimental study in China.

Although there is considerable research indicating that physical exercise and dance can strengthen children's self-efficacy, and children's self-efficacy can predict students' academic achievement at a wide range of academic levels. Few studies have been conducted using Latino Dance to improve self-efficacy in Left-Behind Children (LBC), especially the two aspects of student academic self-efficacy and general self-efficacy, while the mediator role of self-esteem between student academic self-efficacy and general self-efficacy has been less explored in previous research. This study proposed to examine Latino Dance interventions to improve general self-efficacy and students' academic self-efficacy among LBC students in rural areas to boost students' academic performance, and the research team hypothesised that general self-efficacy, students' academic self-efficacy and self-esteem would improve following the intervention and that outcomes will have a significant positive correlation as students' self-esteem can mediate both their academic self-efficacy and their general self-efficacy. Dates were collected from 305 LBCs children (160 boys and 145 girls) from 6 left-behind schools in Hunan province, China. Ralf Schwarzer's general self-efficacy scale, Morgan-Jinks Student academic Self-Efficacy Scale, and Rosenberg's self-esteem scale were administered to LBCs between September 2020 and January 2022. The results revealed that the Latino Dance intervention significantly increased the LBC student' academic self-efficacy and general self-efficacy, which also involved a positive effect on the three sub-dimensions (talent, context, and effort) of students' academic self-efficacy. Further, multiple linear regression analysis confirmed that self-esteem (positive esteem/self-deprecation) acted as a partial mediator between student academic self-efficacy and general self-efficacy; perceived self-esteem played a mediating role between them. This study filled a gap in the literature concerning the psychological reinforcement effect of Latino Dance on LBC groups and demonstrated that Latino Dance improved the student' academic self-efficacy and general self-efficacy among the LBCs. Our results suggest that Latino Dance can be beneficial for LBC in school by including Latino Dance in Physical Education or Art courses and improving students' self-esteem may lead to an increase in student academic self-efficacy as well as general self-efficacy, thereby improving and enhancing the learning of LBCs.