A Critical Analysis of the Literature Regarding the Instruction of Dance in the 21st Century

Abstract

In order to describe the overall development trends and issues of contemporary dance pedagogy and to highlight the core goals and instructional strategies used in dance pedagogy at the moment, literature review research was conducted. The results are presented in this article. The research was conducted with the intention of identifying the general development trends and issues in contemporary dance pedagogy as well as outlining the core goals and instructional strategies. The aim of this research was to provide a description of the general development patterns as well as the challenges that are associated with current dance instruction. After doing a review of the previous research that was relevant to our investigation, we came up with seven key subjects, each of which would be expanded upon in the next paragraphs of this section. The following is a list of the primary topics that will be discussed: dance pedagogy's relationship to dance as an art form; self-control and contemplation, the somatic in dance, a holistic dancing teacher, dance education integrating contemporary media, technology, and other creative forms; variety in dance instruction; difficulties relating to gender and sexuality in dance education.