This study investigated flow experience during group collaborations of creative dance improvisation, where group flow was defined as periods when most members of a group reported a flow experience. Sixteen dancers took part in the experimental sessions, performing improvisational tasks in groups of four. We chose two different types of dance task, hypothesising that dancers’ external focus upon the group’s shared surroundings and awareness of others might facilitate group flow experience; while an internal focus upon one’s own mental imagery might inhibit it. A novel, video-stimulated recall method to assess flow experience was used to track time patterns and shared characteristics of flow experience within the group. We also used the Flow Short Scale (FSS); thinking aloud recall; and consensual assessment of creative outcomes of activity. Our findings showed that group flow was rather rare and was more likely when a group had worked together for longer. Consequently, external focus tasks facilitated group flow only in the latter part of the session. Dancers’ reports revealed that a group in a high-flow state engaged with a task in a more complex way: sharing, transforming and supporting each other’s ideas, while low-flow moments were characterised by simpler creative tools, such as mimicry. As expected, flow was positively related to the creative outcomes of the group activity.

这项研究调查了创意舞蹈即兴创作小组合作期间的流动经验，其中小组流动被定义为一组大多数成员报告流动经验的时期。16名舞者参加了实验课，以4人一组的形式执行即兴表演。我们选择了两种不同类型的舞蹈任务，假设舞者的外部注意力集中在小组的共享环境上，而对他人的了解可能会促进小组的流动体验。而内部专注于自己的心理意象可能会抑制它。一种新颖的，视频刺激的回忆方法来评估流程体验，用于跟踪组中流程体验的时间模式和共享特征。我们还使用了流程短尺度（FSS）；大声回想 并就活动的创造性成果进行了双方同意的评估。我们的研究结果表明，小组流动非常少见，当小组一起工作更长的时间时，小组流动的可能性更大。因此，外部焦点任务仅在会话的后期促进了小组流动。舞者的报告显示，处于高潮状态的团队以更复杂的方式参与任务：共享，转换和支持彼此的想法，而低潮时刻的特征在于诸如模仿之类的更简单的创作工具。正如预期的那样，流量与小组活动的创意成果正相关。分享，转变和支持彼此的想法，而低潮时刻的特征是模仿等简单的创意工具。正如预期的那样，流量与小组活动的创意成果正相关。分享，转变和支持彼此的想法，而低潮时刻的特征是模仿等简单的创意工具。正如预期的那样，流量与小组活动的创意成果正相关。