Jennifer fisher when men dance book

jennifer fisher when men dance book

isbn 9780199739462 and publish on 2009-10-09 by oxford university press, this music book has 422 pages that
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While dance has always been as demanding as contact sports, intuitive boundaries distinguish the two forms of
performance for men. Dance is often regarded as a feminine activity, and men who dance are frequently stereotyped
as suspect, gay, or somehow unnatural. But what really happens when men dance?When Men Dance offers a
progressive vision that boldly articulates double-standards in gender construction within dance and brings hidden
histories to light in a globalized debate. A first of its kind, this trenchant look at the stereotypes and realities of male
dancing brings together contributions from leading and rising scholars of dance from around the world to explore what
happens when men dance. The dancing male body emerges in its many contexts, from the ballet, modern, and
popular dance worlds to stages in Georgian and Victorian England, Weimar Germany, India and the Middle East. The
men who dance and those who analyze them tell stories that will be both familiar and surprising for insiders and
outsiders alike.

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