Dance Ethnography and Global Perspectives

Contents List of Figures Notes on the Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction: Global Perspectives in Ethnographic Fieldwork, Theory, and the Representation of Traditional Dance; Linda E. Dankworth and Ann R. David PART I: ISSUES OF TRADITIONAL, MODERNITY AND AUTHENTICITY 1. Embodied traditions: Gujarati (Dance) Practices of Garba and Raas in the UK Context; Ann R. David 2. How Black Is Black: The Indigenous Atis Compete at the Ati-atihan Festival; Patrick Alcedo 3. Performative Participation: Embodiment of Identities and Relationships in Sabar Dance Events; Elina Seye PART II: ISSUES OF CULTURAL IDENTITY THROUGH THE INFLUENCES OF SOCIAL DANCE EVENTS AND TOURISM 4. Uncovering the Invisible Female Dancers of Moreska: An Ethnochoreological Analysis; Iva Niem?i? 5. Embodying Cultural Identities and Creating Social Pathways through Mallorquin Dance; Linda E. Dankworth 6. Kecak Behind the Scenes - Investigating the Kecak Network; Kendra Stepputat PART III: DANCE IN PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK, GENDER AND TEXTUAL REPRESENTATION 7. Forced Displacement, Identity, Embodiment and Change; Allison J. Singer 8. Sounding Contestation, Silent Suppression, Cosmopolitics and Gender in Japanese Flamenco; Yolanda van Ede 9. Embodiment of Cultural Knowledge: An Ethnographic Analysis of Okinawan Dance; Chi-fang Chao Index