Leveling the playing field: strategies to improve equity and inclusion in dance auditions

Q1 Arts and Humanities

Arts Education Policy Review Pub Date : 2022-10-12 DOI:10.1080/10632913.2022.2130487

Melanie C. Swihart, Carmen E. Gorsuch

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Abstract

Abstract We contend that improvements are needed in current dance audition practices in higher education regarding inclusivity, equitability, and diversity. As a case study, we critically evaluated and modified audition practices at Ball State University with a specific goal to generate strategies and future considerations that provide a more inclusive, equitable, and diverse audition experience. Findings showed that current audition practices at Ball State, with the re-ordering and inclusion of West African dance forms, positively impacted the audition experience for students overall, and the examination of our audition practices, past and present, has provided ample information to consider for future dance auditions at large. Strategies and considerations presented aim to aid educators and institutions to provide equal opportunity and a more inclusive and diverse audition experience.

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Arts Education Policy Review Arts and Humanities-Visual Arts and Performing Arts

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期刊介绍： Arts Education Policy Review ( AEPR) presents discussion of major policy issues in arts education in the United States and throughout the world. Addressing education in music, visual arts, theatre, and dance, the journal presents a variety of views and emphasizes critical analysis. Its goal is to produce the most comprehensive and rigorous exchange of ideas available on arts education policy. Policy examinations from multiple viewpoints are a valuable resource not only for arts educators, but also for administrators, policy analysts, advocacy groups, parents, and audiences—all those involved in the arts and concerned about their role in education. AEPR focuses on analyses and recommendations focused on policy. The goal of any article should not be description or celebration (although reports of successful programs could be part of an article). Any article focused on a program (or programs) should address why something works or does not work, how it works, how it could work better, and most important, what various policy stakeholders (from teachers to legislators) can do about it. AEPR does not promote individuals, institutions, methods, or products. It does not aim to repeat commonplace ideas. Editors want articles that show originality, probe deeply, and take discussion beyond common wisdom and familiar rhetoric. Articles that merely restate the importance of arts education, call attention to the existence of issues long since addressed, or repeat standard solutions will not be accepted.