Integration of a professional dancer into college

Abstract

This paper evaluates the experience of integrating a professional dancer into a collegiate environment using a case study method of qualitative research. Interviews, focus groups, observation studies and document analysis techniques were used to gather qualitative data for this study. The innovation of diffusion theory was used to highlight the implications of this study for other professional dance and collegiate institutions.

Producción de conocimientos espacio-corporales en la enseñanza de la danza

“…Plantean que los profesores de danza deben ser investigadores, coreógrafos y bailarines, para poder enseñar en las escuelas. Pulinkala (2011) aporta en esta línea, pues menciona que las relaciones entre bailarines activos (intérpretes y coreógrafos) y profesores de danza (bailarines retirados), son importantes para que los elementos espaciales puedan ser bien enseñados, en este sentido, la formación dancística debería considerar trabajar con la vinculación profesional, como forma de que el conocimiento espacial sea trabajado adecuadamente.…”

How Does Pedagogy Compare between Professional Dance Education and Non-Professional Dance Education

“…As Chrisstated: 'The circumstances and nature of this intensive training will depend on the individual's ability and previous dance experience, but invariably, it demands several hours of dance practice a day, several days a week' [11] . Similarly, Pulinkala explains the situation [15] . This clearly indicates the importance of training for vocational dancers in vocational dance education.…”

“…Indeed, in most vocational schools, training occupies the primary proportion of the available timetable. In addition to a ballet class, a choreographic class is conducted with a prescribed formula to be learned and employed in a vocational context [15] . Consequently, there will probably be an absence of creativity, imagination and individuality, and students generally neglect the expressive aspects of dance in vocational dance classes [14] .…”