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.

List of Figures
List of Tables
Foreword – Susan Stinson
Acknowledgments

Introduction – Lynnette Young Overby, Billie Lepczyk and Jill Green

PART I DANCE EDUCATION RESEARCH, METHODOLOGIES AND THEORIES
Part I: Introduction – Jill Green

1. Qualitative Research as Creative and Critical Bricolage – Matthew Henley
2. Qualitative Research Methods in Interdisciplinary Arts Projects – Ali Duffy
3. The Privilege of Portraiture Methodology – Susan Pope
4. A/r/tography as Research Methodology: Explorations and Impact on Understanding Choreographic Practice – Peter J. Cook
5. Dance Education Research with Oral History: Practice and Potential – Caroline Sutton Clark
6. Quantitative Dance Education Research: Issues, Details and Procedures to Consider – Sandra Cerny Minton
7. Quantitative Research with a Focus on Dance Science – M. Virginia Wilmerding and Donna H. Krasnow
8. When Qualitative Narratives and Quantitative Numbers Work Together: Making Sense of Mixed Methods Design in Dance Education Research – Jennifer McNamara and Doug Risner
9. Methods for Researching Group Activity in Dance and Dance Education – Miriam Giguere
10. 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 L. Pentz, Katie M. Heinrich and Blake Cremin

PART II DANCE EDUCATION RESEARCH EXEMPLARS
Part II: Introduction – Lynnette Young Overby

11. Dance Education Literature and Research Descriptive Index: A Body of Knowledge in and about Dance Education – Rima Faber
12. Moving between Competitive and College Dance: Students’ Experiences Bridging the Gaps – Karen Schupp
13. Shaped by the American Pageantry Movement in Forceful and Forgotten Ways: Dance Education, History and Culture, 1911–24 – Naima Prevots
14. Why Focus on Children and Dance? – Judith Lynne Hanna
15. Research Your Pedagogy Using Two Methods – Teresa Heiland and Kaitlyn Whitaker
16. Pathways to Pedagogical Diversity: Dance and Disability in Education – Sarah Whatley
17. Assessment as a Pedagogical Tool and Research Method for Programmatic Evaluation – Dale Schmid
18. Unraveling Embodied Terrains: Scrutinizing Choreographic Process – Nadra Assaf and Heather Harrington
19. Bubble Dance: Visualizing Microscopic Acoustic Phenomena – Billie Lepczyk
20. Youth Participatory Action Research: Generating Knowledge Together for Social Change – Rachel Swenson
21. Developing Dance Students as Active Citizens Through Civic and Community Engagement – Joy Guarino and Enya-Kalia Jordan
22. 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
23. Planning Relevant Dance Interventions Through Logic Modeling – Lucie Beaudry and Sylvie Fortin

PART III INTERNATIONAL DANCE EDUCATION RESEARCH
Part III: Introduction – Peter J. Cook

24. The Invisible Dance Teacher: Frameworks for Precarity of the K12 Dance Teacher in India – Aadya Kaktikar
25. Analysis of Research Trends in Dance Education in Korea: Focusing on Dance Research Journal of Korea – Young Moon
26. The Importance of Dance Integration for the Educational Process in Kindergartens, Primary Schools and Secondary Schools in Slovenia – Vesna Geršak
27. Dancing Videoletters Between a Mehin (Indigenous Krahô) and a Supposed Cupē (Nonindigenous): An Expanded Notion of Embodiment – Alba Pedreira Vieira and Francisco Hyjnõ Krahô
28. A Snapshot of Dance Education Research in South Africa – Gerard M. Samuel
29. Dance AND …: Dance Education Research in the United States – Susan R. Koff
30. Addressing “Value” Concerns with Advocacy Research: Dance Education in the United Kingdom – Kathryn Stamp
31. 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
Part IV: Introduction – Alfdaniels Mabingo

32. A Qualitative Methodology for Social Justice in Dance Education and Somatic Research – Jill Green
33. Plática, Testimonio y Convivencia: Centering Chicana/Latina Feminist Pedagogies and Research Methodologies in Dance Education – Kiri Avelar and Franchesca Marisol Cabrera
34. Using Hip Hop Pedagogy to Create Equitable Dance Spaces – Ariyan Johnson
35. Beyond Consumption: The Power of Dance to Transform – Elana Denise Anderson
36. Disrupting and Reimagining the Archives: Interdisciplinary and Chicana/Latina Feminist Interventions as Decolonial Praxis – Kiri Avelar and Michaela Summers

Final Reflections and Next Steps – Lynnette Young Overby
Appendix: Dance Education Resources – Emily Uhler and Lynnette Young Overby

Contributor Biographies
Index