dance survey for dancers.?

Question

1.age?
2.gender?
3.ethnicity?
4.Types of dance studied?
5.Favorite type of dance?
6.Why did you start dancing?
7.How long have you been dancing?
8.What do you like about dancing?
9.How does dancing make you feel?
10.What are the benefits of dancing?

Answer 1

1. 53
2. F
3. W
4. Ballet, tap, modern, jazz, folk
5. jazz
6. My mother took me to see the NYC Ballet's Nutcracker when I was 4...I instantly wanted to be a ballerina
7. 49 years (OMG!)
8. Letting music move me around
9. When I was young...wonderful. Now, I'm getting a bit creaky
10. Besides the physical benefits of cardio-vascular, muscular and strength training, dancing is a way of making contact...between partners, between the performer and the audience, the dancer and the spirit of the universe. We share something special among us when we are dancing.

Answer 2

1. Age? 42
2. Gender? male
3. ethnicity? Filipino
4. Type of dance studied? Hispanic Latin and Filipino dances - Salsa On 2 (NY Eddie Torres Style), Salsa On 1 (LA Style), Casino (Cuban Salsa), Cha-cha-cha, Philippine Cha cha, Son, Merengue, Bachata, Philippine Pandanggo
5.Favorite type of dance? Salsa
6.Why did you start dancing? Dancing is a family heritage. It was passed on to me from previous generations. My parents, aunts and uncle danced the Mambo and Cha-cha... I danced the modern salsa and my own (with my group) version of cha-cha-cha with Cuban Son and Casino influences
7.How long have you been dancing? Since I was a child
8.What do you like about dancing? It is fun
9.How does dancing make you feel? Makes me feel good, bliss and a total sense of well being
10.What are the benefits of dancing? Dancing brings wholeness to the dancer, physically (mentally and physiologically) and socially. It has a cosmic power to transform not only the individual and society but also the universe itself.

Answer 3

1. 14
2. Female
3. German, Italian, and French
4. Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, and Tap
5. Lyrical
6. My sister talked me into it when I was in preschool. I liked it, but she quit.
7. 9 years
8. I like that I can express myself without words and that it gives you a confidence surge
9. Dancing makes me feel alive and that no one can stop me
10. I get excercise and I'm very flexible. Dancing has also affected the way I play other sports

Answer 4

1. 16
2. Female
3. Caucasian
4. Highland (Scottish)
5. Highland's all I've done...but jazz and hip-hop look fun
6. Highland dance is a big thing where I live
7. I danced for two years when I was younger...quit for a while and now I've been dancing for close to a year again.
8. It's a fun hobby
9. Hmm...never really thought about it...it makes me feel tired though...but also like I'm working hard
10. It's good exercise

Answer 5

1.age? 15
2.gender? female
3.ethnicity? latina
4.Types of dance studied? ballet, tap, and hip hop
5.Favorite type of dance? hip hop
6.Why did you start dancing? cuz i love it
7.How long have you been dancing? ballet 4-8....hip hop 15
8.What do you like about dancing? everything
9.How does dancing make you feel? great, relaxed, and happy
10.What are the benefits of dancing? great workout

Answer 6

1. I'm 12
2. female
3.huh?
4. Tap dance, ballet, hip hop
5. tap dance
6. Because i needed a hobby
7. Since i was 5
8. You can have fun and you get to listen to music
9. Fast, pretty, getting attention
10. Dancing gives you excercise, a fun hobby, music, a rhythm in your body, a rhythm in your mind, and a ear for music.

I love tap dancing because i get to move my feet! If you are an up beat person or a challenge, you should try tap dancing because it is fast and a little challenging. If you like slow music and gracefulness, ballet is perfect for you.

Answer 7

1. 17
2. Female
3. caucasion
4. tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, lyrical, pointe
5. Ballet
6. I started when my sister told me she loved dance and have been doing it ever since for the past 14 years.
7.14 years
8.EVERYTHING!!!
9. It makes me feel relaxed and graceful.
10. I dance because it feels great and I love doing it thats what I get out of it. If your going to dance you should do it because you want to not because you have to. It can be a great work out or a great career.

Answer 8

age:26, gender:female, ethnicity:white, types of dance studied: all kinds that i dance to like rap, favorite type of dance:walk it out, why did i start dancing:is because it is something that keeps me from getting into trouble, how long have i been dancing: 4 years, what do i like about dancing: is that i get to pick what i want to do and nobody telling me what to do because i own my own dance shop, how does dancing make me feel: it makes me feel good when i dance, what are the benefits of dancing: i can do what i want to do and be my own boss.

Answer 9

1. 20
2. Female
3. American (Caucasian)
4. Ballet, Salsa, Modern, Ballroom, Flapper-Style
5. Ballet
6. I fell in love with the Nutcracker on TV when I was 5
7. 15 years
8. The exercise, the grace, the music, the challenge, the beauty of it all
9. Beautiful and graceful and peaceful
10. Keeps you thin and healthy, a good creative outlet, gives you great control over your own body.

Answer 10

1. 48
2. female
3. American
4. Middle Eastern Belly Dance
5. Middle Eastern Belly Dance
6. I love music... and I absolutely cannot sing...
7. I've been studying and performing with my instructor for almost 7 years now
8. it keeps me focused in a positive direction
9. if I'm having a bad day... I feel better after dancing... it improves my mood
10. improves self-esteem and body image... helps with fitness... and I have some great costumes I wear when I perform...