ABSTRAKStudi constructivist grounded theory ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkanpemahaman mengenai perspektif orang tua dan guru mengenai kelas tari khususpenyandang Down syndrome di Gigi Art of Dance berdasarkan pengalaman mereka.Walau kelas tersebut terbukti menyediakan banyak kesempatan bagi para murid ini, iajuga memiliki makna yang signifikan bagi orang tua dan guru yang terlibat. Berdasarkanobservasi partisipan selama tiga bulan, delapan wawancara mendalam dan memo writing,studi ini berhasil menemukan tiga kategori emergent: ?Mewujudkan Rumah?,?Menginginkan Anak Bersosialisasi? dan ?Mengubah Persepsi?. Hasilnya berkontribusiterhadap manfaat kegiatan seni, khususnya tari, bagi orang tua dan guru penyandangDown syndrome. Ditambah lagi, studi ini menggarisbawahi pentingnya memperhitungkanpengalaman partisipan dalam memahami proses konstruksi makna. Yang terakhir, iamenunjukan penggunaan dari constructivist grounded theory yang sebelumnya mungkinjarang dihubungkan dengan metode tersebut

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ABSTRACTThis constructivist grounded theory study aims to develop a deeper understandingof parents and dance teacher?s perspectives on Down syndrome dance class in Gigi Art ofDance based on their experiences. Although the class itself proves to provide greatopportunities for these students, it also means a great deal for the parents and teacherinvolved. Drawing on three months of participant observation, eight in-depth interviewsand memo writing, this study manages to reveal three emergent categories: ?Realizing aHome?, ?Wanting the Children to Socialize? and ?Changing the Perception?. The resultscontribute to the benefits of the arts, particularly dance, for parents and teachers of peoplewith Down syndrome. In addition, this study highlights the importance of accounting forparticipants? experiences in understanding the process of meaning construction. Finally, itdemonstrates the use of constructivist grounded theory in the field of communications,which might be rarely associated with the method before;