Dance Ethnography and Global
Perspectives
Dance Ethnography and Global
Perspectives
Hardback 9781137009432
Feb 2014 £55.00 90.00$ 104.00CAN$
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Identity, Embodiment and Culture
Edited by: Linda E. Dankworth, Ann R. David
Dr Linda E. Dankworth is an Independent Dance Researcher and was a Co-Director of the
Workshops of the World Folk Dance Festival (WFDF) in Palma Mallorca between 2005 and
2011. She was an Assessor for London Arts Dance Unit 2001–02, and worked for many
years as a Performance Studies Lecturer and Community Dance Teacher for Camden and
Westminster Colleges, AE and FE Institutes in London.
Dr Ann R. David is Reader in Dance and Head of the Dance Department at the University
of Roehampton, London where she teaches and researches in dance anthropology and
South Asian classical and popular dance culture. She is trained in Bharatanatyam and
Kathak, as well as ballet, contemporary and folk dance styles.
About the book
Dance Ethnography and Global Perspectives presents the work of dance scholars whose
professional fieldwork spans several continents and includes studies of the dance and
movement systems of varied global communities. It offers a selection of dance
ethnographies that represent individual approaches to fieldwork through the medium of
traditional dance from around the globe – Bali, Croatia, Japan, Mallorca, Okinawa, the
Philippines, Serbia, the United Kingdom, and West Africa. This fascinating collection is
divided into three parts that represent different theoretical approaches to the study of
dance and identity through the methodology of ethnography. With backgrounds in a wide
range of disciplines, such as religious studies, social and cultural anthropology, folklore,
history, psychosocial work, and tourism, the authors include various media of film and
photographs to enrich their methodologies.
CONTENTS
ContentsList of FiguresNotes on the
ContributorsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Global Perspectives in
Ethnographic Fieldwork, Theory, and the Representation of Traditional
Dance; Linda E. Dankworth and Ann R. DavidPART I: ISSUES OF
TRADITIONAL, MODERNITY AND AUTHENTICITY1. Embodied traditions:
Gujarati (Dance) Practices of Garba and Raas in the UK Context; Ann R.
David2. How Black Is Black: The Indigenous Atis Compete at the
Ati-atihan Festival; Patrick Alcedo3. Performative Participation:
Embodiment of Identities and Relationships in Sabar Dance Events; Elina
SeyePART II: ISSUES OF CULTURAL IDENTITY THROUGH THE
INFLUENCES OF SOCIAL DANCE EVENTS AND TOURISM4. Uncovering the
Invisible Female Dancers of Moreska: An Ethnochoreological Analysis; Iva
Niemčić5. Embodying Cultural Identities and Creating Social Pathways
through Mallorquin Dance ; Linda E. Dankworth6. Kecak Behind the
Scenes – Investigating the Kecak Network; Kendra StepputatPART III:
DANCE IN PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK, GENDER AND TEXTUAL
REPRESENTATION7. Forced Displacement, Identity, Embodiment and
Change; Allison J. Singer8. Sounding Contestation, Silent Suppression,
Cosmopolitics and Gender in Japanese Flamenco; Yolanda van Ede9.
Embodiment of Cultural Knowledge: An Ethnographic Analysis of
Okinawan Dance; Chi-fang ChaoIndex

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"This edited volume focuses on dance ethnographic research of scholars from diverse
backgrounds including religious studies, social and cultural anthropology, history,
psychosocial work, and tourism. It presents context rich ethnographic studies from
around the world and examines current theoretical and methodological issues generated
from them. This timely volume is a valuable contribution to ethnographic studies in
dance." - Catherine Foley, University of Limerick, Ireland
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