Quality Assurance in Dance as a Profession not Mediocre: Ukwu Nja Dance Performance as a Paradigm

Abstract

Dance as a profession has often been misinterpreted by some people as an act for lazy people, people of low self-esteem, mediocre and an all comers. affair whether trained or not. People no longer see dance as a profession as it is in other professions; rather based on their myopic understanding, they view dance as mere entertainment, mere combination of body movements and can easily be learnt and taught by anybody especially untrained dancers. This misconception of dance is what trained dance scholars and practitioners are seriously advocating against through quality assurance by presenting the essence of dance before the ignorant eye of the audience as; a scholarly profession, a tool for social crusading, as a means for livelihood and a notable profession as it is in other professions. This paper therefore will look at quality assurance in dance as a profession qua profession used in mirroring the society, presents its ill before the people and proffer a solution at the end while being entertained.