ABSTRACT This paper examines how rituals contribute to developing pedagogical relationships among Asian American youth and their teacher in a kathak dance program. The research draws from ethnographic data collected at a community-based organization. It is driven by the following research question: How do pedagogical relationships with immigrant youth in a classical Indian dance class promote student visibility? It suggests ethnic practices, customs and rituals embedded in class can give youth crucial visibility by staff, which counters social narratives situating Asian American youth as ‘silen[t] and contain[ed],’, or invisible. Importantly, rituals built into the framework of a dance class over time ensure a longevity to students’ presence. This paper contributes to the discourse on dance education by highlighting culturally relevant pedagogical relationships to reveal unique contextual information about each mover.


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“你不是隐形的”：一项关于卡塔克舞中仪式、教学关系和学生可见度的定性研究

摘要 本文探讨了仪式如何有助于在卡塔克舞蹈项目中发展亚裔美国青年与其老师之间的教学关系。该研究借鉴了在社区组织收集的人种学数据。它由以下研究问题驱动：在古典印度舞蹈课中与移民青年的教学关系如何提高学生的知名度？它表明，嵌入在课堂中的种族习俗、习俗和仪式可以让工作人员对青年产生至关重要的可见性，这与将亚裔美国青年视为“沉默[t] 和包含[ed]”或不可见的社会叙事相反。重要的是，随着时间的推移，建立在舞蹈课框架中的仪式确保了学生在场的时间。