Participation in dance (My Evaluation)
In 12PBB, students have been participating in a style of dance called Rock and Roll. It is upbeat and fast, and requires attention to detail, as it is pretty technical in terms of footwork and lifting with your partner. Although enjoyable, I do not see myself continuing on the participation when I leave school, due to a variety of reasons; the main causes being body image and low self-esteem.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs states that one need must be met before moving on to another. I can meet the physiological needs rather easily. I am able to meet standards of healthy living over food, water, sleep and oxygen to ensure I can participate in a wholesome way. The security level in sport would require me to feel safe and ensure I can go to dance without feeling nervous or at risk. I feel as though this is a capable task for me to handle. There are rules and regulations within rock and roll that require discipline and focus and so I do not feel that there will be any risk taking actions that would put me in harms way.
The next level is the social needs. During the participation in dance, everyone was assigned a partner. I feel that this need can be met forcefully as the one dancer requires their partner to compete. This way, the participants will always feel as though they are needed in order for the sport to continue accordingly.
The esteem level is what strikes me as difficult. Having never participated in rock and roll previously to the unit, I was nervous and my self-concept was low in terms of dance considering I have rarely ever participated. In terms of Figueroa’s framework, the individual level describes personal feelings toward a particular sport. My individual outlook on dance is the reason I have rarely participated. I do not have a positive attitude to rock and roll, as I am not confident with it, and do not enjoy as much in comparison to the sports I currently play. These personal feelings have arisen from various influencing contributors at the structural level including the media, and interpersonal level such as parental guidance.
In 12PBB, students have been participating in a style of dance called Rock and Roll. It is upbeat and fast, and requires attention to detail, as it is pretty technical in terms of footwork and lifting with your partner. Although enjoyable, I do not see myself continuing on the participation when I leave school, due to a variety of reasons; the main causes being body image and low self-esteem.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs states that one need must be met before moving on to another. I can meet the physiological needs rather easily. I am able to meet standards of healthy living over food, water, sleep and oxygen to ensure I can participate in a wholesome way. The security level in sport would require me to feel safe and ensure I can go to dance without feeling nervous or at risk. I feel as though this is a capable task for me to handle. There are rules and regulations within rock and roll that require discipline and focus and so I do not feel that there will be any risk taking actions that would put me in harms way.
The next level is the social needs. During the participation in dance, everyone was assigned a partner. I feel that this need can be met forcefully as the one dancer requires their partner to compete. This way, the participants will always feel as though they are needed in order for the sport to continue accordingly.
The esteem level is what strikes me as difficult. Having never participated in rock and roll previously to the unit, I was nervous and my self-concept was low in terms of dance considering I have rarely ever participated. In terms of Figueroa’s framework, the individual level describes personal feelings toward a particular sport. My individual outlook on dance is the reason I have rarely participated. I do not have a positive attitude to rock and roll, as I am not confident with it, and do not enjoy as much in comparison to the sports I currently play. These personal feelings have arisen from various influencing contributors at the structural level including the media, and interpersonal level such as parental guidance.
It would be assumed that I as a female would regard dance as an appropriate option, but this does not seem to be the case. The structural level of Figueroa’s framework involves the impact of stakeholders altering my vision on the sport I could compete in. The media often displays females in dance as beautiful, elegant women. They wear high amounts of makeup, are thin and tall, dress in decorative costumes and their bodies are shown daringly. I would not feel confident as a dancer due to my self-concept and body image, as I do not believe I fit the description of a dancer shown by the media. It was difficult to feel confident in front of others dancing as I did not feel secure about my body image and how others viewed me performing. Research has shown that those who do not have a positive body image or self-esteem in a particular sport are less likely to participate. The requirement that everyone had to participate did put me at a slight ease, however I would not go out on a limb to continue participating in dance individually. When seeing myself, I see an energetic, more competitive individual who would rather work tirelessly in more physically demanding sports rather than dress up and be elegant to win competitions in dance. I would rather dress the same as everyone on the team than work to make myself more beautiful than the next participant. The reason for this being, I have grown up majority of my life playing team sports, particularly netball.
Due to the media constantly portraying dance in the feminine light, rarely is it seen that males find dance an appropriate choice for physical activity. This is shown in the video below of an interview of my brother addressing dance as an option for physical activity.
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It is clear that my views on dance are similar to my brother’s perspective. Previously shown in the video, my brother states that he does not find dance appropriate athleticism for himself. Due to us experiencing the same upbringing, it can be assumed that we share the same viewpoint due to our parents influence. My parents have not seen dance as an ideal sport to be involved in, and so their views were passed on to my brother and I. I generally consider dance to be highly feminine and to me is not considered a highly physically demanding sport in comparison to sports I play regularly including netball and football.
Even if I was to feel somewhat comfortable in the esteem level, I still would not be able to conquer the following level, which is self-actualisation. Abraham Maslow once stated, “self-actualisation is a persons need to be and do that which they were ‘born to do’”. For example in sport, a participant would need to excel, feel accomplished or participate in such a way that they are an asset to their partner or teammate. If this is not met, not only would they feel as though competing in the sport is useless, their self esteem would be affected and they would not wish to continue onwards. In dance, I do not feel as though I am a high contributing participant, I feel much more confident in other sports than I do performing in dance. Because of this, I would not continue due to my self-esteem being impacted greatly and not feeling accomplished enough to continue.
In the future, it is unlikely that I will continue dance, as I will not succeed past the esteem level into self-actualisation. I do not intend to fulfil personal goals in dance; therefore a future in dance is improbable.
Due to the media constantly portraying dance in the feminine light, rarely is it seen that males find dance an appropriate choice for physical activity. This is shown in the video below of an interview of my brother addressing dance as an option for physical activity.
(Insert Interview Video Interview Here)
It is clear that my views on dance are similar to my brother’s perspective. Previously shown in the video, my brother states that he does not find dance appropriate athleticism for himself. Due to us experiencing the same upbringing, it can be assumed that we share the same viewpoint due to our parents influence. My parents have not seen dance as an ideal sport to be involved in, and so their views were passed on to my brother and I. I generally consider dance to be highly feminine and to me is not considered a highly physically demanding sport in comparison to sports I play regularly including netball and football.
Even if I was to feel somewhat comfortable in the esteem level, I still would not be able to conquer the following level, which is self-actualisation. Abraham Maslow once stated, “self-actualisation is a persons need to be and do that which they were ‘born to do’”. For example in sport, a participant would need to excel, feel accomplished or participate in such a way that they are an asset to their partner or teammate. If this is not met, not only would they feel as though competing in the sport is useless, their self esteem would be affected and they would not wish to continue onwards. In dance, I do not feel as though I am a high contributing participant, I feel much more confident in other sports than I do performing in dance. Because of this, I would not continue due to my self-esteem being impacted greatly and not feeling accomplished enough to continue.
In the future, it is unlikely that I will continue dance, as I will not succeed past the esteem level into self-actualisation. I do not intend to fulfil personal goals in dance; therefore a future in dance is improbable.