Stepping into Salsa Culture: An Experiential Account of Engaging with a University Non-Credit Dance Programme

Autor/inn/en	Domene, Pablo A.; Morley, Sheriden
Titel	Stepping into Salsa Culture: An Experiential Account of Engaging with a University Non-Credit Dance Programme
Quelle	In: Research in Dance Education, 23 (2022) 1, S.91-107 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1464-7893
DOI	10.1080/14647893.2021.1980527
Schlagwörter	Hispanic Americans; Self Concept; Dance; Dance Education; Undergraduate Students; Noncredit Courses; Foreign Countries; Student Experience; Informal Education; Student Attitudes; Stress Management; Interpersonal Relationship; Well Being; Mental Health; Physical Activities; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Selbstkonzept; Tanz; Dance; Education; Tanzerziehung; Ausland; Studienerfahrung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Schülerverhalten; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Psychohygiene; Großbritannien
Abstract	Salsa is a popular form of partnered social dance with a distinct Latinx identity. In the qualitative literature, the experience of involvement in Salsa has been explored within a community-based setting in a cultural and health promotion context. How students experience engaging with Salsa, as a social dance when instruction is provided within a university environment and delivered as non-formal learning, remains less clear. This research sought to improve our understanding of how university students in the United Kingdom experience Salsa when offered as non-credit group-based dance classes. We collected data using face-to-face semi-structured individual interviews and took a reflexive approach with our thematic analysis. The three themes we developed were: Stress relief and escapism; Challenging at first but amazing after; and Switching partners to meet people. University campus-based partnered social dance provides opportunity to experience subjective well-being, skill acquisition, and social connectedness. We discuss some of the practical implications of supporting Salsa as a means of non-formal learning to enhance mental health through physical activity engagement within higher education. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01