Autonomy of the Student: Maintaining Ballet's Relevance as an Art Form Through Pedagogy
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2015
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Swarthmore College. Dept. of Educational Studies
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In response to the negative critique that denounces ballet as an irrelevant art form,
I was interested in analyzing alternative methods of teaching classical ballet. Comprised
of a brief history of classical ballet, a literature review of writings within the fields of
modern educational theory and dance pedagogy, and interviews of students and teachers,
my inquiry argues that the autonomy of the student needs to be maintained within the
classroom for classical ballet to maintain its relevance through pedagogy.