Dance Ethnography and Global Perspectives: Identity, Embodiment and Culture

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Introduction: Global Perspectives in Ethnographic Fieldwork, Theory, and the Representation of Traditional Dance....Pages 1-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
Embodied Traditions: Gujarati (Dance) Practices of Garba and Raas in the UK context....Pages 13-36
How Black Is Black?: The Indigenous Atis Compete at the Ati-atihan Festival....Pages 37-57
Performative Participation: Embodiment of Identities and Relationships in Sabar Dance Events....Pages 58-74
Front Matter....Pages 75-75
Uncovering the Invisible Female Dancers of Moreska: An Ethnochoreological Analysis....Pages 77-94
Embodying Cultural Identities and Creating Social Pathways through Mallorquin Dance....Pages 95-115
Kecak Behind the Scenes — Investigating the Kecak Network....Pages 116-132
Front Matter....Pages 133-133
Forced Displacement, Identity, Embodiment and Change....Pages 135-153
Sounding Contestation, Silent Suppression: Cosmopolitics and Gender in Japanese Flamenco....Pages 154-171
Embodiment of Cultural Knowledge: An Ethnographic Analysis of Okinawan Dance....Pages 172-190
Back Matter....Pages 191-196