Task 4a: Developing lines of inquiry

I currently work in a number of sectors of the performing arts, I would describe myself as 'transdisciplinary' according to Reader 4, I feel this has made it harder for me to choose which line of professional enquiry I wish to follow.

Part of me is pulling towards the end goal of becoming a higher education teacher, yet I am still very much in the performing world. I am surrounded by performers on a weekly basis so feel I could develop my lines of enquiry more with them. I feel I would be limited at the primary schools as to how much I could develop with other professionals as the reason I am employed is because I am so specialist to my subject. I also am I there when teachers aren't so I don't feel my current work life timetable would allow me to interact with them quite so much.
However a few thoughts I have been having about the lines of inquiry I would like to take have been crossing over into both sectors and this interests me, I would like to broaden some of my lines of inquiry as I am not looking for a specific outcome I feel i don't need to narrow my research and could have a much broader inquiry as a result of this.

Some of the questions I have thought about are:

• Why isn't dance taken seriously as a subject in schools? 

• Why isn't the performing arts world taken seriously as a career?

• Funding for the arts is constantly being cut, how is this going to effect the future?

• Why is funding for the arts being cut so much when a healthy lifestyle is trying to be boosted?

• Why am I not considered to be a proper teacher when my subject is dance?

• How are the funding cuts effecting grass roots level in schools?

• Does performing arts provide a way of communication for some children who aren't necessarily excelling in other areas?

• Does dance help with the discipline of children?

• How does being involved with performing arts from grass roots level go on to help in later life?

• Why is someone who has a dance degree but no performing experience considered above professionally someone who has been to a dance college and gained a diploma but been performing for several years professionally in the eyes of the education section?

• How does a performing arts background benefit you as a teacher? Do it make you have higher expectations as you know what the demand is if they want to pursue performing as a career?

Please comment your thoughts about my questions and any other questions you may have!