The experience of meaning in circle dance

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Table 1. Circle dance participants’ demographic information

Circle dance participants (Male/Female)	Age group (years)	Duration of circle dancing (years)
F1	over 65	15
F2	56–64	10–12
F3	46–55	13
F5	over 65	3½
M6	36–45	6
F7	36–45	6
M10	56–64	7
F12	56–64	3
F14	56–64	20
F16	56–64	6–7
F17	56–64	9
M18	56–64	9
F20	46–55	20
F21	56–64	20
F24	46–55	20
F25	over 65	13
F26	46–55	5
M30	46–55	18
F31	over 65	21
F32	46–55	14
F33	56–64	15
F36	over 65	25

Table 2. Interview questions

1. What does circle dance mean to you?

2. What was your first impression of circle dance when you started? Did it change later? Has it changed in any way since? Or now?

3. What motivates you to attend circle dance sessions?

4. To what extent does circle dance have an impact on your sense of well-being?

5. How do you feel/experience your body in movement?

6. How do you learn the steps/dances better? What is your learning style?

7. How many circle dance teachers do you have leading your group?

8. How do you experience the different teaching styles of the teachers?

9. Do you think that the teacher plays an important role in improving the sense of well-being of the participants? Could you please describe how?

10. Do you go to the sessions on your own or with somebody else (relative, friend or colleague)?

11. Is the fact that circle dance involves dance in a group important to you?

12. What do you feel you gain by dancing in a group?

13. Is there anything else you would like to add? Is there anything else that you might not have thought about before that occurred to you during this interview?

Figure 1. Focused coding - circle dance participants (Code Matrix Browser - MAXQDA / January 2011).