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The evolving feminine ballet body / [edited by] Pirkko Markula & Marianne I. Clark

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Canada: University of Alberta Press; 2018.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxxiv, 189 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781772123340 (pbk.) :
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Evolving feminine ballet body./DDC classification:
  • 792.809 051 2
Contents:
Reading the ballet body in children's fiction / Kate Z. Davies -- So you think you can dance : the feminine ballet body in a popular reality show / Pirkko Markula -- Ballet-insired workouts : intersections of ballet and fitness / Pirkko Markula and Marianne I. Clark -- Multiple bodies : in the studio with adolescent ballet dancers / Marianne I. Clark -- "Moving for pleasure" : the positive experience of ballet dancers moving into recreational contemporary dance / Carolyn Millar -- At the barre : ethical training for beginner ballet class / Jodie Vandekerkhove -- Ballet for all bodies? : tensions in teaching ballet technique within an integrated dance context / Kelsie Acton and Lindsay Eales.
Summary: "With the popularity of such reality TV shows as So You Think You Can Dance, dance has become increasingly visible within contemporary culture. This shift brings the ballet body into renewed focus. Historically both celebrated and critiqued for its thin, flexible, and highly feminized aesthetic, the ballet body now takes on new and complex meanings at the intersections of performance art, popular culture, and even fitness. The Evolving Feminine Ballet Body provides a local perspective to enrich the broader cultural narratives of ballet through historical, socio-cultural, political, and artistic lenses, redefining what many considered to be "high art." Scholars in gender studies, folklore, popular culture, and cultural studies will be interested in this collection, as well as those involved in the dance world."--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reading the ballet body in children's fiction / Kate Z. Davies -- So you think you can dance : the feminine ballet body in a popular reality show / Pirkko Markula -- Ballet-insired workouts : intersections of ballet and fitness / Pirkko Markula and Marianne I. Clark -- Multiple bodies : in the studio with adolescent ballet dancers / Marianne I. Clark -- "Moving for pleasure" : the positive experience of ballet dancers moving into recreational contemporary dance / Carolyn Millar -- At the barre : ethical training for beginner ballet class / Jodie Vandekerkhove -- Ballet for all bodies? : tensions in teaching ballet technique within an integrated dance context / Kelsie Acton and Lindsay Eales.

"With the popularity of such reality TV shows as So You Think You Can Dance, dance has become increasingly visible within contemporary culture. This shift brings the ballet body into renewed focus. Historically both celebrated and critiqued for its thin, flexible, and highly feminized aesthetic, the ballet body now takes on new and complex meanings at the intersections of performance art, popular culture, and even fitness. The Evolving Feminine Ballet Body provides a local perspective to enrich the broader cultural narratives of ballet through historical, socio-cultural, political, and artistic lenses, redefining what many considered to be "high art." Scholars in gender studies, folklore, popular culture, and cultural studies will be interested in this collection, as well as those involved in the dance world."--

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