Thesis
Skills learned through dance in higher education
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
Nov 2016
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-7689
Abstract
Current discourse on the value of dance education is reflective of the stigma that the arts are less important than science and math subjects. Dancers studying at the university level are often pressured to complete a second major to have something more conventional to fall back on for financial stability. Through the lens of arts integration, this paper discusses the value of the dance major in higher education. This study used information from the current literature on arts integration, dance in higher education, and dance careers, combined with survey data to determine what skills students acquire through dance in higher education that are attributable to their professional success. The findings, though limited in scope, prove that dancers are highly skilled and competent for a variety of jobs across several industries. Dancers graduate with strong skills including communication, problem solving, and teamwork, making them favorably desirable, as proven by employment success.
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Details
- Title
- Skills learned through dance in higher education
- Creators
- Tracy M. Miller - DU
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- 56 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Arts Administration; Arts and Entertainment Enterprise; Drexel University; Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
- Other Identifier
- 7689; 991014632227304721