Publication Date
8-2023
Advisor(s) - Committee Chair
Tyler Clark, Anna Patsfall
Degree Program
School of Teacher Education
Degree Type
Specialist in Education
Abstract
This study explored the perspectives of dance specialists and gifted and talented resource teachers in a large school district in the southeastern region of the United States. Six educators who teach dance, work in auditioning and identification of gifted and talented dancers, and provide service options for gifted and talented identified dance students were interviewed in this qualitative study which focused on best practices in gifted and talented dance identification. Dance specialists’ perspectives of audition structures and characteristics of dance giftedness were examined. Three themes emerged from interviewees in this field of education: audition structures, opportunities and access of dance for all students, and the importance of dance specialists.
Disciplines
Dance | Education | Fine Arts | Gifted Education | Theatre and Performance Studies
Recommended Citation
Case, Lauren, "Giftedness in Dance: Equitable Audition Procedures & Program Development" (2023). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 3683.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/3683