Dance and Gender : an evidence-based approach /

Dance and Gender : an evidence-based approach / edited by Wendy Oliver and Doug Risner. - Gainsville, FL : University Press of Florida, (c)2017. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover -- DANCE AND GENDER -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1. An Introduction to Dance and Gender -- 2. Dance in America: Gender and Success -- 3. Behind the Curtain: Exploring Gender Equity in Dance among Choreographers and Artistic Directors -- 4. Engendered: An Exploratory Study of Regendering Contemporary Ballet -- 5. Sassy Girls and Hard-Hitting Boys: Dance Competition Culture and Gender -- 6. Boys Only! Gender-Based Pedagogical Practices in a Commercial Dance Studio -- 7. Friendship Formation among Professional Male Dancers -- 8. "Boys are Morons" ... "Girls are Gross": Let's Dance! -- 9. Leadership and Gender in Postsecondary Dance: An Exploratory Survey of Dance Administrators in the United States -- References -- List of Contributors -- Index.

The essays in this book consider how gender dynamics manifest in the dance community.



9780813052632


Dance--Social aspects--United States.
Dance--Sex differences--United States.
Dance--United States.
Gender identity in dance.


Electronic Books.

GV1588 / .D363 2017