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Content analysis of leadership variables in dance therapy

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This study represents an analysis of the variables that constitute dance therapy leadership. Content analysis was employed to analyze leadership content in three major dance therapy books:Marian Chace: Her Papers (1975),Dance Therapy: Focus on Dance VII (1974), andEight Theoretical Approaches to Dance/Movement Therapy (1979).

Content was collected and categorized into five topics: Terminology Describing the Dance Therapist, Personality Variables, Goals, Roles and Approaches. The data was analyzed to determine how dance therapists define and perceive the leadership process. The content suggests that there is consensus among the dance therapists reviewed concerning the variables describing themselves and the approaches, goals, roles and personality traits that comprise leadership in dance therapy.

The discussion focuses on the implications of identifying leadership variables and on the shift from being specialists to generalists.

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  1. Dance Therapy Master’s Program, Hunter College, 425 East 25th Street, 10010, New York, New York

    Nana Sue Koch MA, ADTR (Assistant Professor Fieldwork Coordinator)

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I wish to express my gratitude to Claire Schmais, PhD, ADTR for the continued encouragement and support that she provided during the writing of this paper. Discussions with her served as inspiration for this research. I also wish to acknowledge Barbara Kellerman, PhD for introducing me to leadership theory from her particularly fresh and enthusiastic perspective, and Gregory Holtz, PhD for his comments on the analysis.

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Koch, N.S. Content analysis of leadership variables in dance therapy. Am J Dance Ther 7, 58–75 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02579631

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