"Ambitious in its scope and interdisciplinary in its purview. . . . Without doubt future researchers will want to refer to Hanna's study, not simply for its rich bibliographical sources but also for suggestions as to how to proceed with their own work. Dance, Sex, and Gender wil…
Dancing: the pleasure, power, and art of movement
by Jonas, Gerald, Grauer, Rhoda, Trujillo, Raoul, Dunlop, Geoff, Alexander, Jane, Hovde, Ellen, Meyer, Muffie, Bagwell, Orlando, Bakal, Stephanie, Obenhaus, Mark, WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), RM Arts (Firm), British Broadcasting Corporation., Television Service, Kultur International Films
Looks at the history of dance, dance around the world, and influential dancers and choreographers of the past and present. Probes the traditions of dance in communities around the world--from the often misunderstood waltz to the eloquent gestures of an Asante court dancer in Gha…
Dance in the Field is the first international collection designed to juxtapose major approaches to the ethnographic study of dance and movement. Drawing on theoretical perspectives principally from anthropology, ethnology, ethnomusicology and folklore studies, the specially comm…
Dance in the Field is the first international collection designed to juxtapose major approaches to the ethnographic study of dance and movement. Drawing on theoretical perspectives principally from anthropology, ethnology, ethnomusicology and folklore studies, the specially comm…
Based on extensive fieldwork experience, this collection on dance ethnography explores the major theoretical approaches, methods and concerns of dance and movement research from anthropological and ethnochoreological perspectives.
Dance has the power to change the lives of young people. It is a force in shaping identity, affirming culture and exploring heritage in an increasingly borderless world. Creative and empowering pedagogies are driving curriculum development worldwide where the movement of peoples…