From Value Stream Mapping to Choreographic Tension Mapping: Preliminary Results and Insights from an Exploratory Study

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Title: From Value Stream Mapping to Choreographic Tension Mapping: Preliminary Results and Insights from an Exploratory Study
Language: English
Authors: Elif Akçali (ORCID 0000-0001-7877-4688), Alex Springer (ORCID 0009-0002-8152-2099), Xan Burley (ORCID 0009-0003-5813-065X), Chloe D. Ballin, Evelyn Colon
Source: Journal of Dance Education. 2025 25(2):121-134.
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Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 14
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Dance, Universities, State Universities, Feedback (Response), Engineering Education, Manufacturing, Wastes, Undergraduate Students, Departments, Cues, Student Attitudes, Creativity, Dance Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Evaluation Methods, Skill Development, Cooperative Learning
Geographic Terms: Florida
DOI: 10.1080/15290824.2023.2279785
ISSN: 1529-0824
2158-074X
Abstract: Value Stream Mapping (VSM), a lean manufacturing technique, is a process analysis approach that focuses on value and waste. This project explored the development and incorporation of a VSM-inspired tool to help dance composition students consider the value present in their choreography explicitly. The proposed Choreographic Tension Mapping (CTM) tool was incorporated into an upper-level dance composition course in the Dance Program in collaboration with the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida. Students used this tool multiple times throughout the semester. They responded to a set of prompts to reflect on their experience of using CTM and its impact on their creative processes. Students' responses to one of the prompts were qualitatively analyzed. The preliminary findings demonstrated the potential benefits of the use of CTM to support the development of skills in choreographing, collaborating in a group, and giving constructive feedback in dance composition education.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1474478
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Value Stream Mapping (VSM), a lean manufacturing technique, is a process analysis approach that focuses on value and waste. This project explored the development and incorporation of a VSM-inspired tool to help dance composition students consider the value present in their choreography explicitly. The proposed Choreographic Tension Mapping (CTM) tool was incorporated into an upper-level dance composition course in the Dance Program in collaboration with the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida. Students used this tool multiple times throughout the semester. They responded to a set of prompts to reflect on their experience of using CTM and its impact on their creative processes. Students' responses to one of the prompts were qualitatively analyzed. The preliminary findings demonstrated the potential benefits of the use of CTM to support the development of skills in choreographing, collaborating in a group, and giving constructive feedback in dance composition education.
ISSN:1529-0824
2158-074X
DOI:10.1080/15290824.2023.2279785