Dancing Within Unfamiliarity: An Exploration of Teaching Dance in Prison Environments

Mortimer, Kristie

doi:10.1080/15411796.2017.1386052

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“…[and] increased levels of trust on both sides of the relationship' (Dubberley et al, 2011: 343; see also Dubberley and Parry, 2010). Similarly, in a study of dance in New Zealand young persons' prisons, Mortimer (2017) argued that allowing 'prison officers to participate in dance classes alongside youth could be a positive experience within the prison for both the prisoners and the officers, perhaps establishing positive relationships' (p. 127). Sport activities thus appear to be a possible route for the development of relationships among young people in custody, as well as between young people and custodial staff.…”

Section: Coping With Incarcerationmentioning

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Sport, Physical Activity, and Young People Who Are Incarcerated: A Scoping Review

Norman,

Sonoda,

Ricciardelli

2024

Youth Justice

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We present a scoping review of qualitative scholarly publications on sport and physical activity in secure custody facilities for young people published over a 22-year period, finding the literature remains geographically, substantively, and theoretically scant. We identify and assess predominant themes in the following four areas: (1) sport’s potential contribution to young persons’ rehabilitation and desistance; (2) the structure and organization of sport programs; (3) sport and coping with the experience of incarceration; and (4) other themes, including health outcomes and gender and race. Our scoping review provides a foundation for researchers and policymakers to advance knowledge about sport-based interventions in the lives of young people who are incarcerated.

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Section: Coping With Incarcerationmentioning

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Sport, Physical Activity, and Young People Who Are Incarcerated: A Scoping Review

Norman,

Sonoda,

Ricciardelli

2024

Youth Justice

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“…Much of the literature on dance suggests that it can be used as both a response and a rejection of the controlling carceral environment, particularly around the way that bodies exist and move within the prison space (Frigon & Shantz, 2014;Frigon, 2014a;Milliken, 2008;Mortimer, 2017;Young, 2019). Due to incarceration, bodies become rigid, hunched, and inflexible (Frigon & Shantz, 2014).…”

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“…It is clear from this study that dance programs have a positive and therapeutic benefit for prisoners. They provide prisoners with the ability to engage in physical fitness, joy, empowerment, and accomplishment (Frigon & Jenny, 2009;Frigon, 2014a;Frigon & Shantz, 2014;Frigon, 2019;Milliken, 1990;Milliken, 2008;Mortimer, 2017).…”

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“…Prison-based dance programming is an extremely under-researched area of rehabilitation in the field of criminology. It can provide prisoners with the ability to not only expand their creative horizons, but to build stronger connections with their bodies, their minds, and the people around them (Milliken, 2008;Mortimer, 2017). The following article will argue that ballet allows prisoners to move in ways that the carceral environment typically restricts in order to ensure that prisoners are cooperative and docile bodies (Foucault, 1977).…”

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The Royal New Zealand Ballet and the Power of Dance in Prison

Skorstengaard¹,

Frigon²

2022

JSS

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The following article is based on research conducted with the Royal New Zealand Ballet in May 2020. Within this article, we explore themes around the impact of dance on the incarcerated body as well as the physical and emotional transformative power of this art form utilizing Foucault's docile bodies framework. We also explore the idea of dance as a humanizing art form, allowing prisoners to improve their self-esteem, as well as their connections to their others. Finally, we situate this research within the Canadian context and outline why a program such as the Royal New Zealand Ballet's Prison Program is a positive step toward rehabilitation. This article seeks to understand and discuss the ways in which dance can help to bring a sense of joy and meaning to the lives of prisoners, thus, improving many aspects of their lives.

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“…Voorhis (2013) retrata a prisão como um espaço para a reabilitação e mudança comportamental do agressor. O ambiente da prisão pode assim ser representado como uma "instituição total" (Goffman, 1974, p. 11) sendo caracterizado por uma rotina de controle, cronogramas rigorosos e planos executados (Mortimer, 2017).…”

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Dança e movimento expressivo numa prisão feminina - um tempo pra um novo espaço interno

Farias

Santos

2023

revtee

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O presente estudo objetivou investigar os efeitos de uma intervenção de Dança Criativa e Movimento Expressivo na Imagem do Corpo, Autoestima e Comportamentos agressivos em presidiárias. Partiu-se do pressuposto que a prisão é uma instituição educativa por conta da transversalidade das práticas sociais ali desenvolvidas. O método foi quase-experimental randomizado com abordagem quantitativa, através dos instrumentos: Questionário de Imagem Corporal de Bruchon-Schweitzer, a Rosenberg Self-Esteen Scale e o Questionário de Agressividade de Buss-Perry. Foi realizada também uma abordagem qualitativa através de uma análise de conteúdo. Os escores mensurados, verificaram uma média da imagem corporal total favorável, porém, os resultados quantitativos apontaram uma não significância. Sobre a autoestima a média detectada ratificou uma baixa autoestima e dados encontrados não significativos. Acerca da agressividade os dados indicaram uma significância na hostilidade. Sobre a análise qualitativa, todas as variáveis foram significativas. Os dados finais sugerem mais estudos com amostra maior e abordagem quantitativa.

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Dancing Within Unfamiliarity: An Exploration of Teaching Dance in Prison Environments

Cited by 3 publications

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Sport, Physical Activity, and Young People Who Are Incarcerated: A Scoping Review

Sport, Physical Activity, and Young People Who Are Incarcerated: A Scoping Review

The Royal New Zealand Ballet and the Power of Dance in Prison

Dança e movimento expressivo numa prisão feminina - um tempo pra um novo espaço interno

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