Dare to Dance: Exploring Dance, Vulnerability, Anxiety and Communication
| dc.contributor.advisor | McDonald, James | |
| dc.contributor.author | Rodriguez, Gabriela E. | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | DeTurk, Sara | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Rulewicz, Megan | |
| dc.creator.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0963-1389 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-12T19:51:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-02-12T19:51:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description | This item is available only to currently enrolled UTSA students, faculty or staff. To download, navigate to Log In in the top right-hand corner of this screen, then select Log in with my UTSA ID. | |
| dc.description.abstract | This qualitative study explores how communication, dance, vulnerability, and anxiety intertwine. I observed, interacted with, and interviewed different dancers from the UTSA Dance Department to learn about their experiences performing on stage, particularly as they pertain to managing their vulnerability, anxiety, and communication. Three themes emerged from the data: occupying the mind, dealing with emotions, and showing emotion through dance. The findings provide a clearer understanding of how dancers communicate and manage their emotions to the audience. Each dancer takes a different approach on how they manage their feelings. The participants know what works for them and what doesn't due to their performing experience which allows them to know what they want to communicate to the audience. In sum, this research helps give an understanding of communication, dance, vulnerability, and anxiety through a performer's perspective. | |
| dc.description.department | Communication | |
| dc.format.extent | 39 pages | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9798635277775 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12588/5152 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.subject | Anxiety | |
| dc.subject | Communication | |
| dc.subject | Dance | |
| dc.subject | Vulnerability | |
| dc.subject.classification | Communication | |
| dc.subject.classification | Dance | |
| dc.subject.classification | Clinical psychology | |
| dc.title | Dare to Dance: Exploring Dance, Vulnerability, Anxiety and Communication | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.dcmi | Text | |
| dcterms.accessRights | pq_closed | |
| thesis.degree.department | Communication | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Texas at San Antonio | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts |
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