OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Research in Dance Education is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Effects of a hip-hop dance intervention on psychological and cognitive measures for adolescent females	21
Editorial	21
Bias of responses to white and black dance companies and their dancers on Instagram	19
Creative dance and dance improvisation: the influence of dancing to Chinese classical music on mood, stress and fatigue	13
Community dance for preschool teachers’ training during pandemic: an art-based research	12
Facilitating dance in general education through the arts-school partnership: a case study of Ballet Ireland’s primary school program	10
Editorial	9
Research on the graduate profiles of tertiary ballroom dance education in China	8
Hidden communication codes in flamenco dance choreography	7
Using AI-based feedback in dance education - a literature review	7
Dance as a means of communication in a local community: requirements for teaching practices	7
Thinking outside the box: a systematic review of gamification trends in children’s dance education	6
Instructor strategies to support older adults’ physical literacy in community dance classes	6
Challenging a product-oriented ideal in choreographic process: a critical analysis of narratives of independent Chinese choreographers	6
Integrating dance in early childhood education for students with special educational needs: a comprehensive bibliographic review	5
Editorial	5
Nature metaphors in Kalyanikutty Amma’s Mohiniyattam body aesthetics	5
Mind-body: Positive psychological effects of adult ballet education	4
Competition in tertiary ballroom dance education in China: ‘a double-edged sword’	4
Feminist pedagogy in the contemporary dance technique class: a personal case study	4
What’s in a name? Identifying and positioning the Teaching Artist within the Australian Arts education landscape	4
Student-centred learning and dance technique: BA students’ experiences of learning in contemporary dance	4
Challenging gender stereotypes in dance and physical education: exploring body percussion as a neutral practice	4
“Creative dance and football” education program improves cognitive skills of 9–10-year-old school children	4
The assessment of the dynamic stability using Y-balance test in folk dancers	4

Rethinking the pedagogy of dance pedagogy	4
Effects of traditional folk dance practices on students with intellectual disabilities: perspectives of students and teachers	4
Concept analysis of social dance	4
The essence of dance. A study of Chinese and Western dance philosophy: socio-cultural, historical and educational aspects	3
Principles and concepts of social research: A critical examination of methodology, methods and analysis for emerging researchers Principles and concepts of social research: A critical e	3
‘I don’t know how to explain it’: finding the language in order to act through an Activist Approach to ballet	3
In search for a curricular creativity: what does the teaching of Philippine folk dances look like during the post COVID-19 pandemic?	3
An analysis of relationship between dramatic form and dance motion of Jiaozhou Yangko dance	3
Weekly injury rates within semesters of a three-year tertiary dance program, and prospective training monitoring across one semester of training: a longitudinal study	3
Folk dance education: a comparative analysis of Chinese and Ukrainian educational dance approaches and their influence on collaboration and creativity of students	2
Leading the dance: application of social identity leadership theory in dance teaching	2
Development of artistic and imaginative thinking of the future choreography teacher in the process of professional training	2
The embodied nature of physical theater: artistic expression, emotions, interactions	2
The dancing goddesses: folklore, archaeology, and the origins of European dance The dancing goddesses: folklore, archaeology, and the origins of European dance , by Eliz	2
What good is it anyway? Professional dance artists legitimising their work for the Cultural Schoolbag in Norwegian schools	2
Competitive dancers’ social identities and experiences of harm	2
Dance action capture analysis method based on feature clustering and adaptive mechanism	2
Keep Movin’ On in Trinidad and Tobago: the complexities of COVID-19 on dance and dance education	2
Ballet, gender and sexuality: a systematic review in the scopus and web of science databases	2
Meshwork choreography: a pragmatic approach to collaborative embodied learning in South African higher education	2
Editorial	2
Editorial	2
Editorial, special issue: dancing, parenting and professional challenges	2
Visual and sound gesture in dance communication	2
A comparative analysis of Bharatamuni’s Natyashastra on Sri Lankan– Sabaragamuwa Pahan Madu ritual	2
Viewpoint Dynamic touch is effective for learning the appropriate level of muscle tension and engagement: Implications from classical ballet	1
Students’ voices on the effects of expressive activities on their creativity, affectivity, and social relationships	1
Editorial	1
Liberating the performer who dances with the pole: a creative and reflective approach	1
Shifting contexts of dance practice: considering dance training as an occupational therapy intervention for promoting mental health in adolescents and young adults	1
Editorial	1
Collaborative learning among dance students in teaching and creative movement course: coping strategies of practical dance classes during Covid-19 pandemic	1
Dancer Education Beyond The Conservatory:The Health Education Benefits of Pre-season Screens for a Professional Ballet Company	1
Evaluating the research quality of dance education articles in China: implications for internationalization of dance education in peripheral countries	1
‘ Finding beats, building belonging, and becoming through dance:’ hip-hop as a pathway to engagement in physical education	1
The prospects of information technology implementation in shaping dance performance scenarios	1
Popularization of folk dances among Chinese students using the danceforms application: interactive environment for teaching folk dances	1
Doing dance research in pandemic times: fostering connection and support in a 7-step online collaborative interview analysis process	1
3D technologies for preserving China’s Intangible cultural heritage: a case study of dance culture of Southwest ethnic minorities	1
Editorial	1
An Exploration of Eating Habits, Body Image, and Overall Wellness in Female Ballerinas Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Analysis	1
A study of the validity of Spanish version of the Self-Estimated Functional Inability because of pain (SEFIP) in pre-professional dancers	1
Upper secondary school students’ perspectives on dance in physical education	1
Dancing with pain: agency through pain worlds	1
Dancing at a distance: exploring emergency remote teaching through the eyes of Argentine tango teachers	1
Dancing mind, minding dance: socially relevant and personally resonant dance education	1
Research on the construction of university dance characteristic courses based on the perspective of ‘integration of specialization and creativity’	1
Dance as a tool for managing emotions. A systematic review	1
Unveiling talent: ballet directors’ role in identifying and developing male dancers within classical ballet companies	1
Dancing Across the Lifespan - Negotiating Age, Place, and Purpose, coDancing Across the Lifespan - Negotiating Age, Place, and Purpose, co-edited by Pam Musil, Doug Risner, and Karen Schupp, Palgrave	1

‘Listening is done by using all the senses’ a study of how dancers create, communicate and perceive a choreographed dance	1
Historical background of the academic dance	1
Cultural and artistic dimensions in Javanese traditional dance: comparative case studies of Bedhaya Mintaraga and Bedhaya Arjuna Wiwaha	1
Editorial	1
Lower extremity characteristics and postural alignment in young pre-professional dancers	1
Soviet bodies in Canadian DanceSport: identities and culture in four competitive ballroom dance studios	1
Online ballet classes: emotions of Brazilian dancers during the pandemic of COVID-19	1
Improving student–student interactions in early childhood classrooms using inclusive dance activities	1
Self-efficacy and perfectionism as a function of resilient behaviour in dance students	1
Kinematic motion characteristics and observer’s expertise in perceived aesthetics of dance jumps	1