Equality Dancesport: Gender and Sexual Identities Matter

ISBN-13: 9781032508283 / Angielski

Yen Nee Wong

Opis

Equality Dancesport uses a queer feminist lens to examine the materialisation of gender and sexuality through moving and dancing bodies, by taking readers through the initiation journey of becoming an equality dance competitor.

Spis treści

1. Queering Ballroom Dancing

2. Historical Evolution of Gender and Sexuality in Ballroom Dancing

3. Becoming an Equality Dancesport Competitor

4. Selecting Dance Roles

5. Choreographing the Dance Moves

6. Costuming the Dancer for Competitions

7. Conclusion

O autorze

Yen Nee Wong is a Research Fellow at Edinburgh Napier University, UK. Their work focuses on the sociology of partner dancing, queer theory, genders, sexualities, embodiment, media and culture. They have published in journals including Current Sociology, International Journal of Qualitative Methods, International Journal of Sociology of Leisure, Media, Culture and Society, and Big Data and Society.