Dancing on the Canon

Embodiments of Value in Popular Dance

Paperback Engels 2011 9781137437372
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Employing a cultural theory approach, this book explores the relationship between popular dance and value. It traces the shifting value systems that underpin popular dance scholarship and considers how different dancing communities articulate complex expressions of judgment, significance and worth through their embodied practice.

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ISBN13:9781137437372
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK

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Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Let's Dance! PART I: UNDERSTANDING VALUE Dancing on the Canon The Value(s) of Cultural Studies What is Popular Dance? Writing Popular Dance Embodiments of Value PART II: DANCING VALUES 'Naughty but Nice': (Re)Articulations of Value in Neo-Burlesque Striptease Pogoing, Headbanging and Skanking: Economies of Value in Dancing Subcultures 'There's a Land That I've Dreamed About': Envisioning Value at Sunday Serenade Conclusion: The Value of Popular Dance Bibliography Index

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