Two perspectives

As I mentioned in my previous post I have started off with working on my literature review and I wanted to discuss the two perspectives of my inquiry that I have chosen.


Inquiry- 'Does the pressure put on the way dancers should look affect their health?'.

• 'The pressure put on the way dancers should look does affect their health'.

During my research I have found various articles about dancers who have been put under so much pressure by their peers or teachers that they have suffered with anorexia. This is an important subject for me as I have seen some of my close dancer friends go through this due to the pressure put on themselves.

• 'The pressure put on the way dancers should look is not all that affects their health, nor is it unnecessary'.

I have also found many articles and quotes from people such as Gillian Lynne who have said 'dancers have to diet, they have to be underweight'. Along with other articles which discuss the fact that self criticism is the reason that dancers become unwell. That its because of their own judgement.

Working on the research task has opened my mind and given me the right information I now need to carry on with this inquiry.

I would be interested to hear other peoples ideas and perspectives on my inquiry topic.

Millie x