A global exploration of dance education research, its methodologies, and its impact on the field.
The Intellect Handbook of Dance Education Research is a necessary resource for students, educators, and advocates, offering a broad survey of research methodologies alongside real-world applications from across the globe. This volume brings together voices from both seasoned and emerging scholars, highlighting the diversity of dance research in countries including Korea, South Africa, Jamaica, India, Brazil, Slovenia, and beyond.
Divided into four parts, the book first examines foundational research methodologies, spanning mixed-method approaches as well as innovative techniques like portraiture and a/r/tography. The second section presents dance education research in practice, exploring history, choreography, and community-based initiatives. The third part showcases international perspectives, offering snapshots of research traditions from contrasting cultural contexts. Finally, the fourth section elaborates on the role of dance in social justice, illustrating how movement-based research can drive cultural and societal change.
A vital tool for researchers, policymakers, and educators alike, this handbook underscores the significance of dance as a transformative force in education, fostering collaboration and meaningful impact in diverse communities.
Edited by:
Lynnette Young Overby,
Billie Lepczyk,
Jill Green
Imprint: Intellect Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 244mm,
Width: 170mm,
Spine: 32mm
Weight: 1.114kg
ISBN: 9781835951347
ISBN 10: 1835951341
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 30 September 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Further / Higher Education
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Dedication List of Illustrations Foreword Acknowledgements Contributor Biographical Sketches 1. Introduction to The Handbook of Dance Education Research Lynnette Young Overby, Billie Lepczyk, and Jill Green Part I: Dance Education Research Methodologies and Theories 2. Introduction to Part I Jill Green Section I: Qualitative Research 3. Qualitative Research as Creative and Critical Bricolage Matthew Henley 4. Qualitative Research Methods in Interdisciplinary Arts Projects Ali Duffy 5. The Privilege of Portraiture Methodology Susan Pope 6. A/r/tography as Research Methodology: Explorations and Impact on Understanding Choreographic Practice Peter Cook 7. Dance Education Research with Oral History: Practice and Potential Caroline Sutton Clark Section II: Quantitative Research 8. Quantitative Dance Education Research: Issues, Details and Procedures to Consider Sandra Minton 9. Quantitative Research with a Focus on Dance Science M. Virginia Wilmerding and Donna H. Krasnow Section III: Mixed Methods Research 10. When Qualitative Narratives and Quantitative Numbers Work Together: Making Sense of Mixed Methods Design in Dance Education Research Jenny McNamara and Doug Risner 11. Methods for Researching Group Activity in Dance and Dance Education Miriam Giguere 12. Tap Dance Research: An interdisciplinary approach to mixed methods research with collaboration in the areas of dance, early childhood development, kinesiology, family studies, and nutrition Julie Pentz Part II: Exemplars of Dance Education Research 13. Introduction to Part II Lynnette Overby Section I: Dance Education History and Culture 14. Dance Education Literature and Research Descriptive Index: A Body of Knowledge In and About Dance Education Rima Faber 15. Moving Between Competitive and College Dance: Students’ Experiences Bridging the Gaps Karen Schupp 16. Shaped by American Pageantry Movement in Forceful and Forgotten Ways, Dance Education, History and Culture 1911-1924 Naima Prevots Section II: Dance Pedagogy and Choreography 17. Why Focus on Children and Dance? Judith Lynne Hanna 18. Research Your Pedagogy Using Two Methods Teresa Heiland and Kaitlyn Whitaker 19. Pathways to pedagogical diversity: dance and disability in education Sara Whately 20. Assessment as a Pedagogical Tool and Research Method for Programmatic Evaluation Dale Schmid 21. Unraveling Embodied Terrains: Scrutinizing Choreographic Process Nadra Assaf and Heather Harrington 22. Bubble Dance: Visualizing Microscopic Acoustic Phenomena Billie Lepczyk Section III: Community Engaged Research 23. Youth Participatory Action Research: Generating Knowledge Together for Social Change Rachel Swenson 24. Developing dance students as active citizens through civic and community engagement Joy Guarino and Enya-Kalia Jordan 25. Building a Dance Community in Lebanon: An Introspection on the Journey to the International Dance Day Festival in Lebanon (IDDFL) Nadra Assaf and Rain Ross 26. Planning Relevant Dance Interventions Through Logic Modelling Lucie Beaudry and Sylvie Fortin Part III: International Dance Education Research 27. Introduction to Part III Peter Cook 28. Dance Education in India Aadya Kaktikar 29. Analysis of Research Trends in Dance Education in Korea: Focusing on Dance Research Journal of Korea Young Moon 30. The Importance of Dance Integration for the Educational Process in Kindergartens, Primary Schools and Secondary Schools in Slovenia Vesna Gersak 31. Dancing Videoletters between a Mehin (indigenous krahô) and a Supposed Cupē (non-indigenous): An expanded notion of embodiment Alba Pedreira Vieira and Francisco Hyjnõ Krahô 32. A snapshot of Dance Education Research in South Africa Gerard M Samuel 33. Dance AND…Dance Education Research in the USA Susan Koff 34. Addressing ‘value’ concerns with advocacy research: Dance education in the UK Kathryn Stamp 35. Dancing to a Different Beat: The Distinctive Evolution of Dance Education Research in Jamaica and Its Resonance Throughout the Caribbean Nicholeen DeGrasse-Johnson, and Christopher A. Walker Part IV: Dance Education Social Justice Research and Practice 36. Introduction to Part IV Alfdaniels Mabingo 37. A Qualitative Methodology for Social Justice in Dance Education and Somatic Research Jill Green 38. Plática, Testimonio, y Convivencia: Centering Chicana/Latina Feminist Pedagogies and Research Methodologies in Dance Education Kiri Avelar and Franchesca Marisol Cabrera 39. Using Hip Hop Pedagogy to Create Equitable Dance Spaces Ariyan Johnson 40. BEYOND CONSUMPTION: The Power of Dance to Transform Elana Denise Anderson Anderson 41. Disrupting and Reimagining the Archives: Interdisciplinary and Chicana/Latina Feminist Interventions as Decolonial Praxis Kiri Avelar and Michaela Summers Reflection and Next Steps 42. Lynnette Young Overby Appendix: Dance Education Resources Emily Uhler and Lynnette Young Overby Index
Lynnette Young Overby, Ph.D. sits on the National Council for the Humanities and was a Professor of Theatre and Dance at the University of Delaware. She currently serves as a Research Associate with the Arnhold Institute for Dance Education, Research, Policy & Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University. Dr. Billie Lepczyk , Professor of Dance and member of the Academy of Teaching Excellence at Virginia Tech, is a Teacher College Fellow of Columbia University and holds Dance Notation Bureau Certifications as Professional Notator, Movement Analyst and Labanotation Teacher. Her research and publications concern movement analysis and dance style and her forthcoming book outlines the creative dance curriculum she developed where floorplans serve as a composition tool in dance-making. Jill Green, Ph.D., taught dance and somatics for over forty years. She served the School of Dance at UNCG as professor, researcher, and Director of Graduate Studies, and Interim Director, and received a number of teaching and researcher awards.
