UNI's dance craze: A psychological analysis and creative documentary on 'The Interlude Dance' and 'The Dance Party'

Author

Ian Goldsmith, University of Northern Iowa

Award/Availability

Open Access Honors Program Thesis

First Advisor

Carolyn Hildebrant

Keywords

Dance--Psychological aspects; Dance--Iowa--Cedar Falls--History--21st century; University of Northern Iowa--History--21st century;

Abstract

The UNI campus has been part of an epidemic: a dance epidemic. “The Interlude Dance” and “The Dance Party” are two recent dance phenomena that have played a major role in my undergraduate experience. I sought to study these phenomena through an analytical approach. I sought to determine the psychosocial factors that lead to the initial and continuing success of “The Interlude Dance” and “The Dance Party”, and to build conceptual connections between both phenomena. This creative-research hybrid project culminated in a documentary short-film.

Year of Submission

2013

Department

School of Applied Human Sciences

University Honors Designation

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors

Date Original

2013

Object Description

1 PDF file (37 pages)

Copyright

© 2013 Ian Goldsmith

Language

EN

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Goldsmith, Ian, "UNI's dance craze: A psychological analysis and creative documentary on 'The Interlude Dance' and 'The Dance Party'" (2013). Honors Program Theses. 61.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/hpt/61