DANCE STUDIOS AS AGENTS OF CULTURAL SOCIALIZATION: A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF DANCE EDUCATION IN INDONESIA
DANCE STUDIOS AS AGENTS OF CULTURAL SOCIALIZATION: A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF DANCE EDUCATION IN INDONESIA
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56107/ijpa.v3i1.259Keywords:
dance studio, cultural socialization, sociology of education, habitus, cultural capitalAbstract
This study aims to analyze the role of dance studios as agents of cultural socialization in the context
of non-formal education in Indonesia. Based on the perspective of educational sociology, this study
examines how dance studios function as spaces for the transmission of values, the formation of
artistic habitus, and cultural reproduction amidst the social dynamics of modern society. The
research approach used was qualitative with an ethnographic design. Data were obtained through
participant observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation at several traditional dance studios
in Indonesia. The analysis was conducted inductively by following the model of Miles and Huberman
(1994) through the stages of data reduction, presentation, and verification. The results show that
dance studios have three main functions: (1) as non-formal educational institutions that transmit
cultural and moral values; (2) as an arena for socialization that strengthens social solidarity through
collective artistic activities; and (3) as a forum for the formation of artistic habitus and the
accumulation of cultural capital as proposed by Bourdieu (1986). The process of cultural inheritance
that takes place in the studio is generative and adaptive, enabling the reproduction of traditional
values in a modern context. These findings support Durkheim's (1912) view that education serves to
maintain the moral integration of society, while also broadening the understanding of arts education
as a process of socialization and cultural reproduction. This research emphasizes the importance of
strengthening the role of studios as cultural institutions that contribute to the preservation of cultural
heritage and the formation of cultural identity among the younger generation in Indonesia.
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