Thesis
Social interaction within a series of dance/movement therapy modified Ce'ilı' dance sessions: a group case study
Master of Arts (M.A.), Drexel University
Jun 2009
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/etd-3111
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to understand the connection of dance form, social interaction, and social experience among participants within a series of dance/movement therapy (DMT) modified Ce'ilı' dance sessions. The researcher was interested in the implications of this study for the practice of DMT. This study was a qualitative instrumental single group case study design which investigated the social interactions and experiences of participants engaged in learning and practicing an Irish Ce'ilı' dance. The researcher recruited 6 fitness club members to participate in four DMT modified Ce'ilı' dance sessions lasting one hour each. The researcher also served as instructor in teaching The Fairy Reel, an Irish Ce'ilı' dance to research participants. Three forms of data collection were used. The first described the dance as it was practiced by participants through a dance style analysis. The second was the instructor/researcher's notes which documented her observations and experiences of interactional events during each of the dance sessions. The third was an audio-recorded, semi-structured group interview conducted by the instructor/researcher following the final dance session which inquired about participants' social experience over the course of the dance sessions. Findings suggested that the DMT modified Ce'ilı' dance sessions appeared to support social interaction and the development of social relationships among participants over the duration of the study. A final case narrative integrated and triangulated themes thatgenerated from the three data sources. Some themes that generated were that shared focus and synchronous movement enhanced social connection and The Fairy Reel as a dance form itself encouraged social interaction. Clinical applications included the possibility of how codified steps and sequences may serve a social function in DMT and that Ce'ilı' dance may provide therapeutic benefits as a natural community support following or during clinical treatment. Further research may involve the exploration of introducing codified steps and various spatial formations into DMT sessions.
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- Title
- Social interaction within a series of dance/movement therapy modified Ce'ilı' dance sessions
- Creators
- Paige Lindsley Draper - DU
- Contributors
- Ellen Schelly Hill (Advisor) - Drexel University (1970-)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Arts (M.A.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Creative Arts Therapies; College of Nursing and Health Professions; Drexel University
- Other Identifier
- 3111; 991014632385704721