{"product_id":"kpop-dance-9781032079394","title":"Kpop Dance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is about K-pop dance and the evolution and presence of its dance fandom on social media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on five years of ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, choreography, and participation-observation with 40 amateur and professional K-pop dancers in New York, California, and Seoul, the book traces the evolution of K-pop dance from the 1980s to the 2020s and explains its distinctive feature called gestural point choreography'  front-driven, two-dimensional, decorative and charming movements of the upper body and face  as an example of what the author theorizes as social media dance.' It also explores K-pop cover dance as a form of intercultural performance, suggesting that, by imitating and idolizing K-pop dance, fans are eventually fandoming' themselves and their bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting an ethnographic study of K-pop dance and its fandom, this book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Media Studies, Korean Studies, Performance Studies, and Dance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: K-pop Dance\u003c\/strong\u003e 1. Social Media Dance: TikTok Dance Challenges 2. The Evolution of K-pop Dance from the 1980s to the 2020s 3. BTS: The Modern Dancers \u003cb\u003ePart 2: K-pop Dance Fandom \u003c\/b\u003e4. K-pop Cover Dance as Intercultural Performance 5. A White K-pop Fan-Dancer in Japan 6. A Refuge for Refugee Teens\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018828644695,"sku":"9781032079394","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032079394.jpg?v=1750778305","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kpop-dance-9781032079394","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}