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Solar Flare Dancesport Challenge (Innovating Upon the Ballroom Dance Competition Format to Optimize Competitive and Cooperative Elements)

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Ballroom dancing, similar to many other forms of dance, art, and expression, has a nature built upon desire to better oneself, to express oneself, and to relate to the audience. While this sits at the core of the artform, there is another element integral to it: competition. Ballroom competitions contribute…

Ballroom dancing, similar to many other forms of dance, art, and expression, has a nature built upon desire to better oneself, to express oneself, and to relate to the audience. While this sits at the core of the artform, there is another element integral to it: competition. Ballroom competitions contribute significantly to the culture of ballroom dancing itself, often conflicting with or undermining its cooperative elements. The question, thus remains, of what the optimal ballroom competition looks like in order to promote the community aspects without compromising the importance of competition to the dancers. This thesis seeks to identify and execute this optimization, culminating in a ballroom competition and a guide detailing every aspect of the competition that was designed to accomplish this goal.
ContributorsLopez, Sylvia (Author) / Perry, James (Co-author) / Olarte, David (Thesis director) / Daniells, Julianne (Committee member) / Malone, James (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Industrial, Systems & Operations Engineering Prgm (Contributor) / Human Systems Engineering (Contributor)
Created2024-05
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Her Brown Body Is Glory: A Legacy of Healing Forged Through Sisterhood and Dance

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“Her Brown Body Is Glory: A Legacy of Healing Forged Through Sisterhood and

Dance” fondly captures the process of creating the evening length dance project, Her

Brown Body Is Glory (HBBIG). This document addresses many themes, such as

liminality, rites of passage, trauma in the African American community (like the effects

of Dr. Joy…

“Her Brown Body Is Glory: A Legacy of Healing Forged Through Sisterhood and

Dance” fondly captures the process of creating the evening length dance project, Her

Brown Body Is Glory (HBBIG). This document addresses many themes, such as

liminality, rites of passage, trauma in the African American community (like the effects

of Dr. Joy DeGruy Leary’s “Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS) theory), and

provides a perspective of healing rooted in dance, rituals, and community. This research

focuses on dance being the source of intervention to create sisterhood among African

American women of many shades. Throughout the creation of this dance project, the

choreographer and dancers collaboratively generated experiences to cultivate a space of

trust, vulnerability, sisterhood, and growth. The use of written, verbal, and movement

reflection supported this creative process as the main source of ritual to check in with

self, building community amongst the dancers, and generating choreography. The

insertion of these sisterhood rituals into the production became the necessary element of

witness for the audience to experience an authentic and moving performance of Her

Brown Body Is Glory.
ContributorsThomas, Hannah Victoria (Author) / Jackson, Naomi (Thesis advisor) / White, Marcus (Committee member) / Hunt, Kistin (Committee member) / Nascimiento, Eliciana (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2020
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Analyzation of Hot Spot Policing Strategies Among Different Sized Departments

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Community-based policing and proactive policing are at the forefront of America’s efforts to improve policing. Research shows that data-driven policing, such as focusing efforts on crime hot spots, reduces crime not only in a certain area but in the overall community as well. However, each department may implement data-driven policing…

Community-based policing and proactive policing are at the forefront of America’s efforts to improve policing. Research shows that data-driven policing, such as focusing efforts on crime hot spots, reduces crime not only in a certain area but in the overall community as well. However, each department may implement data-driven policing differently depending on the unique features of the department. To examine this, interviews and observations were conducted of the Arizona State University Police Department and the Scottsdale Police Department. The results suggest that university police and municipality police have different methods, strategies, and information flow when recognizing and responding to hot spots. On this basis, police departments should develop a plan tailored to their community. Further research is needed to determine how police departments can respond to hot spots using specific community traits.
ContributorsWilson, Alex (Author) / Telep, Cody (Thesis director) / Gallagher, James (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Criminology and Criminal Justice (Contributor) / Human Systems Engineering (Contributor)
Created2021-12