The data sharing ideology promotes sharing and access, but what does this mean for dance? Throughout the research process so far key questions continually emerge around how much, and what type of content should/can be shared.
This research has discovered a range of attitudes towards copyright within the dance community. On the one hand, some participants take a postmodernist view, suggesting that there’s nothing original and their work is a reconstitution of existing ideas and movements, meaning that they are happy for the work to circulate, be copied and be used. On the other hand, some organisations and individuals express concern about sharing full-length recordings of works. Indeed, although there is a wide range of dance content available online, full-length recordings or specially made dance films are relatively rare, with excerpts and trailers more commonly available.