Young, talented dancers in contemporary dance training
Widening participation and fair access, rhetoric or reality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21718752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Angela Pickard (0000-0003-0292-3194, Canterbury Christ Church University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 485-503 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Research in Dance Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-7893 • E-ISSN: 1470-1111 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14647893.2020.1857349 |
| OpenAlex | W3110138450 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 45 |
Socio-economic disadvantage can be a significant barrier to accessing high-quality dance training for young, talented dancers. Government policy and strategy relating to widening participation and talent development in the UK are premised on raising aspirations and meritocracy. This article uses Pierre Bourdieu’s conceptual framework of field, capital and habitus to examine social variations, that can act as barriers to talent identification and talent development in dance. An interview study was undertaken with 33 talented, contemporary dancers, between the ages of 13–16 years, from a variety of backgrounds, about their experiences prior to and during their participation in a dance Centre of Advanced Training programme. Findings suggest the dancers’ have experienced barriers to access, but also capital gain, symbolic exchange and transformative potential
Cultural capital · Dance · Dance education · Disadvantage · Habitus · Meritocracy · Pedagogy · Political science · Professionalization · Public relations · Rhetoric · Social science · Sociology · Transformative learning · Visual arts · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Gender Studies · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |