Ballroom Dance Questionnaire

Hello, my name is Anya Hershberger, and I am doing a research paper on the relationship between ballroom dancing and male-female relationships (I have another post on this, too) and I would like your help. Please answer this questionnaire honestly. If you would like, you may either post it here or send it to me at ahershbe@nd.edu. Thanks!!

If I may quote your responses to this questionnaire, please be sure to include your full name. Thanks for your time!!


1. Name (optional)
2. Gender?
3. Age?

4. Race? (optional)
5. Credit Hours (If applicable)?
6. Dorm/University (If applicable)?

7. What is your perception of ballroom dancing?


8. Do you like to ballroom dance? If yes, why? Please explain in as much detail as possible.



9. Do you ballroom dance in a class regularly? If yes, how frequent and what kind of dance (mainly East Coast swing, rumba, cha cha, latin, smooth, all, etc...)?


10. What is your comfort level pertaining to ballroom dancing (social clubs, solidarity, competitions, etc)?


11. How have your relationships with the opposite sex been affected by ballroom dancing (improved communication, created more fights, etc)? Please be as specific as possible.




12. If you don't dance often, why?

  Don't know how
  Afraid to learn
  Afraid you'll make a fool out of yourself?
  Think only certain people can dance
  Feel nervous dancing
  Think you're not good enough
  Think you're too uncoordinated
  Don't like dance
  Think it's not "manly" (if you are a guy)
  Don't have time
  Only when intoxicated
  Don't have enough money for lessons
  Haven't had right opportunity
  Not interested
  Other (please identify) ___________________________________________________________________