Fear, Coping and Peer Support in Male Dance Students’ Reflections
Lehikoinen, Kai; Turpeinen, Isto (2022)
Lataukset:
Lehikoinen, Kai
Turpeinen, Isto
Palgrave Macmillan
2022
Lehikoinen, K., Turpeinen, I. (2022). Fear, Coping and Peer Support in Male Dance Students’ Reflections. In: Risner, D., Watson, B. (eds) Masculinity, Intersectionality and Identity. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90000-7_10
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202301163110
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-fe202301163110
Tiivistelmä
This chapter offers a compelling overview of male dance students’ predicaments of masculinity in Finland. The chapter provides a much-needed insight into fear, coping, and peer support in male dancing by focusing on young men’s gender-specific dance education experiences. While noting the value of gender-specific peer groups for boys in dance, the authors argue that such groups are not self-evidently safe enough to fully perform gender and sexuality without fear due to cis- and heteronormativity. Recommendations highlight gender-sensitive and inclusive teaching in dance schools as the first step in creating safer spaces for young people to be themselves and celebrate the choices they genuinely value.