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Valuing Inclusion and Socialisation in Rural Dance Studios

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Dance and Cultural Difference in Aotearoa

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Abstract

Dance studio classes can be a place for young people to feel included. The dance studio teachers interviewed value the role of dance in fostering inclusion and socialisation with their dance studio classes. However, the influence of mainstream media and dominance of Eurocentric practices can lead to issues around hierarchy, ethnocentric bias, binary perspectives, and assimilative expectations. Drawing on the dance teacher’s narratives, this chapter:

  • Examines the ways the teachers seek to foster inclusion and socialisation.

  • Considers how dance teachers recognise differences among their students, seek to welcome students, and intend to foster a sense of belonging.

  • Discusses the ways the dance teachers aspire to build social bonds and bridges within the dance studio classes and wider community.

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Mortimer, K. (2021). Valuing Inclusion and Socialisation in Rural Dance Studios. In: Dance and Cultural Difference in Aotearoa. Critical Studies in Dance Leadership and Inclusion. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-1171-1_5

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