Task 6C

As a practitioner, what has been your personal experience in regards to the development of dance pedagogy with reference to your teaching methods?

How do you as a dance practitioner, working in inclusive dance, deliver safe dance practice?

Above are two questions which I have narrowed down to ask in my inquiry to community dance practitioners, however, they are just a draft currently, as I am still researching and condensing down what I wish to find out in module 3. There are various factors which interest me in dance education as a topic for inquiry, and complying questions which will enable me to gain as much information as possible it proving slightly difficult.

Areas of interest for my inquiry include;

- Development

- Challenges

- Pedagogy

- Teaching methods

- Somatics

- Safe dance practice

- Kinesthetic learning

- Engagement tools

- Critical thinking

- Reflection

- Inclusive/community dance practice

Proposal of award title:

A research inquiry into dance education with reference to pedagogy and safe dance practice from the practitioners perspective.

Proposal: (300 words max)

The rationale behind my chosen award title is dance education, however as it is such a broad topic,  I have narrowed my research inquiry down to what I want to find out, which is practitioners experience of the development of pedagogy, and how safe dance practice is delivered in an inclusive dance setting. Currently, I work freelance in delivering dance workshops to various target groups, for example, performing arts schools, holiday camps, and community practice. However, I do not run companies myself, I am employed by various groups, and so my knowledge on being a leading practitioner is something which I wish to expand on, and this inquiry shall help me to do so. I aim to use quantitative and qualitative method tools in receiving research data, such as semi structured interviews, documents, questionnaires and surveys. This is because they attract a large mass of data, and they allow flexibility in terms of the answers produced from the participants. From research, I have found a great deal literature which corresponds to what I wish to find out. The challenges which I might face when using the above award title is a variation of opinions from practitioners and research in regards to the development of pedagogy, delivery methods and safe dance practice, is that it may be time consuming as the topics are so broad. Due to this there may be a lot of research and contrasting opinions also, which shall require me to analyse all forms of data received. I hope to make sure that all my data is accurate, to avoid judgement of a bias opinion, and also to ensure that my findings are valid.