Dance Improvisation and Motor Creativity in Children: Teachers' Conceptions

Autor/inn/en	Biasutti, Michele; Habe, Katarina
Titel	Dance Improvisation and Motor Creativity in Children: Teachers' Conceptions
Quelle	In: Creativity Research Journal, 33 (2021) 1, S.47-62 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Biasutti, Michele) ORCID (Habe, Katarina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-0419
DOI	10.1080/10400419.2020.1833576
Schlagwörter	Content Analysis; Creative Activities; Holistic Approach; Teaching Methods; Dance Education; Motor Development; Grounded Theory; Foreign Countries; Lesson Plans; Kindergarten; Elementary School Students; Teacher Attitudes; Italy; Slovenia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Inhaltsanalyse; Holistischer Ansatz; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Dance; Education; Tanzerziehung; Motorische Entwicklung; Ausland; Lesson planning; Unterrichtsplanung; Lehrerverhalten; Italien; Slowenien
Abstract	The current study focuses on motor creativity in children by analyzing the factors related to teaching dance improvisation. A qualitative methodology is adopted to collect the expert dance instructors' conceptions of using dance improvisation in their teaching practice. Participants took part in semi-structured interviews that included questions about improvisation in dance education for children on topics like meanings, the motor and mental skills involved, motor creativity development, basic exercises, and the most frequently used ideas for organizing and teaching a typical lesson. Data were examined using content analysis, and the following macro areas were highlighted: creativity, movement, holistic development, and holistic education. The findings provided evidence of participants' conceptions of and ideas about dance improvisation and creativity development in children. The participants demonstrated awareness of the potentialities of dance improvisation and its usefulness for creativity development in children. The findings are discussed in the framework of general theories of creativity, highlighting the implications of using improvisation in education. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01