{"product_id":"dance-on-9781032310138","title":"Dance On","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurridge and Svendler Nielsen bring together many perspectives from around the world on dancing experiences through life of senior artists and educators, whether as professionals working with community dance groups, in education or for recreation and well-being. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBroadening our understanding of the burgeoning sector of maturing dances and dancers, this book incorporates a range of theoretical approaches with an emphasis on cultural and experiential dimensions. It includes examples of how artists, community practitioners, teachers, policy makers and academics work to better understand, promote and create new ways of thinking and working in the field of dance performance, education and well-being. Each section of the book includes a mixture of chapters based on research and case narratives focusing on practitioners' experience, as well as conversations between world-renowned mature dance artists and choreographers. It features an eclectic mix of lived experiences, wisdom, deep k\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBringing together a wealth of perspectives from an array of cultures, \u003ci\u003eDance On! Dancing through Life \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential contribution to our knowledge about intergenerational dance. Through in-depth case studies and the flow of conversation, it communicates the vital ways that dancing changes perceptions of what the body can do, regardless of age. Expert practitioners share their experiences and contemplate a future for dance that, freed from the prejudice of ageism, is open to the prodigious possibilities of dancing wise and dancing long. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Carol Brown, Choreographer and Head of Dance, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, University of Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDance On! Dancing through Life is a unique and much needed collection of perspectives on dance for all ages. With this book, the editors, Stephanie Burridge and Charlotte Svendler Nielsen, bring their broad experience, fruitful collaboration on previous editorial work, and passion for social justice in the field of dance to a fruition. The book adds to the literature relevant to dance practitioners, researchers and students of all ages and across diverse dance forms. I warmly recommend this valuable reading to anyone, also beyond the dance field. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor, Eeva Anttila,\u003c\/strong\u003e Head of Dance Pedagogy, University of the Arts Helsinki, Finland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 1: Conversations \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConversation 1.1 A conversation about junctions, milestones and thresholds \u003cem\u003eGermaine Acogny and ‘Funmi Adewole with Helmut Vogt translating and contributing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConversation 1.2 A life travelling in dance \u003cem\u003eAida Amirkhanian in conversation with Artsvi Bakhchinyan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConversation 1.3 Dancing is shape-shifting \u003cem\u003eElizabeth Cameron Dalman and Michael Keegan-Dolan\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConversation 1.4 A conversation about life in dance: A crossing of two paths \u003cem\u003eHenry Danton and Ravenna Tucker Wagnon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConversation 1.5 The love and kindness of teachers: Reflecting on working with senior Javanese masters \u003cem\u003eAlex Dea conversing with Javanese senior dance artists Rama Sas, S. Ngaliman, Bu Yudanegoro and Bu Tarwa.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConversation 1.6 A life in dance: Collaborating and working together \u003cem\u003eAnca Frankenhaeuser and Patrick Harding-Irmer with Eileen Kramer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConversation 1.7 The joy of life experience in contemporary dance \u003cem\u003eGraeme Murphy and Janet Vernon in conersation with Shirley Gibson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConversation 1.8 A sense of place and creating together \u003cem\u003eAntonio Vargas with Stephanie Burridge \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSection 2: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessional Dance Practice \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2.1 Too old to dance! Says who?: Senior professional dancers defying ageism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonia York-Pryce \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2.2 Creating in the liminal space: connecting pathways of embodied experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephanie Burridge \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2.3 ‘Open Culture’ as practiced by three Singaporean dance pioneers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelissa Quek and Tan Ngiap Heng \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2.4 (K)not in Dance: bodies and dancing as states of becoming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerard M. Samuel \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2.5 Dance, is \"who you are; it’s who you are known as\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmy Dean\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2.6 A full and creative life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Davies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 3: Community Dance Practice and Performance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3.1 An idea, a passion, a shot of tequila and a whole lot of love\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiz Lea \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3.2 Still Ripening: evolving a practice through reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGail Hewton \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3.3 From viral hit to vital troupe: the \"dancing grannies\" of Angthong and their revival of Lakhon Chatri during a pandemic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePornrat Damrhung \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3.4 Fine Lines: a dance collective of mature artists - the story so far.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatrina Rank and Jenny Barnett \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3.5 Dance matters: Crows Feet Dance Collective \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJan Bolwell \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 4.0: Pedagogy and Recreational Dance Practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4.1 Becoming an affirmative community: mature dancers’ experiences in an age-aware contemporary dance class\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePirkko Markula, Allison Jeffrey, Jennifer Nikolai \u0026amp; Simrit Deol\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4.2 From the stage to the next stage – Transitioning from a learner to a teacher: Amala Shankar’s journey \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUrmimala Sarkar Munsi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4.3 Learning in creative dance: adults and children share the space\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnn Kipling Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4.4 Managing expectations: teaching mature dancers in lutrawita\/Tasmania\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLesley Graham\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4.5 Traditional apprenticeship in contemporary times – Lim Fei Shen \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaren Carino \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSection 5.0: Dance Therapy and Well-being\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5.1 An examination of the facilitation of dance practice for older adults: a focus group discussion between practitioners working in community settings across New Zealand, Australia and England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancine Hills and Barbara Snook\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5.2 The happiest hour in the week: Memory Dance and Dance Movement Therapy for elderly people with dementia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHelle Winther\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5.3 Feeling the touch: integrating sensations into dance activities for the elderly with dementia \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSzu-Ching Chang\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5.4 Everyday Waltzes for Active Ageing: a creative intervention for seniors and training programme for eldercare staff \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAngela Liong \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5.5 WINGSPAN - A seated dance performance \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaige Gordon\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018965844311,"sku":"9781032310138","price":35.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032310138.jpg?v=1750778843","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dance-on-9781032310138","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}