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This 5 page paper focuses on a study which suggests that dancers have prejudices against other genres in the dance world. The article looks at folk, competitive Ballroom, ballet, and modern dance. The paper provides a critical analysis of the article by authors Nieminen and Varstala. No additional sources cited.
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want to point out the positive and negative aspects of the research study included as well as its significance to the subject at hand. The article is actually a
report on a study which focuses on attitudinal variations of dancers. There is the supposition that dancers should have a positive interest in all forms of dance, and not just
their own genre. There is some discussion about the relationship with attitudes of dancers and their own social and cultural backgrounds. Thus, the authors bring into the discussion the possibility
that some dancers may acquire poor attitudes toward certain genres due to learned prejudice. Gender is also cited as an important ingredient in discerning attitudes toward dance and different types
of dance. One author is cited as suggesting that direct personal experience is the primary indicator of what a dancers attitude might be. Four dance genres are discussed in depth
which are folk, ballroom, ballet and modern. The conditions of the study are expressed in detail. The data which resulted from the study include both details of specific interviews as
well as the analysis of statistical data. The hypothesis which was that dancers would be more likely to agree with attitudes found in their own in-group was confirmed. There was
also evidence that some attitudinal variations were indeed caused by prejudice. Authors suggests that more research is necessary to expand on the discussion. At the end of the article, authors
pose a question for the reader which is whether or not it is feasible for the dance community to expect the lay person to value all forms of dance, if
they themselves do not appreciated dance across the board. Authors emphasize that dancers do not have this appreciation and that it is a large problem in the field. A
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