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Dance Leadership

Theory Into Practice

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Takes a uniquely case study-based approach to exploring the question of dance leadership and its direction
  • Draws extensively on exclusive first-hand interviews and correspondence with the dance leaders examined within the book
  • Offers an exciting alternative way of understanding contemporary global dance trends

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Introduction

    • Jane M. Alexandre
    Pages 1-6
  3. Toward a Theoretical View of Dance Leadership

    • Jane M. Alexandre
    Pages 7-26
  4. “Dance Points Us into Life”: Adam Benjamin

    • Jane M. Alexandre
    Pages 129-149
  5. Circling Back, Moving Forward

    • Jane M. Alexandre
    Pages 151-198
  6. Enhancing the Theory

    • Jane M. Alexandre
    Pages 199-201
  7. Conclusion

    • Jane M. Alexandre
    Pages 203-204
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 205-212

About this book

This “what is”—rather than “how to”— volume proposes a theoretical framework for understanding dance leadership for dancers, leaders, and students of both domains, illustrated by portraits of leaders in action in India, South Africa, UK, US, Brazil and Canada. What is dance leadership? Who practices it, in what setting, and why? Through performance, choreography, teaching, writing, organizing and directing, the dance leaders portrayed herein instigate change and forward movement. Illustrating all that is unique about leading in dance, and by extension the other arts, readers can engage with such wide-ranging issues as: Does the practice of leading require followers? How does one individual’s dance movement act on others in a group? What does ‘social engagement’ mean for artists? Is the pursuit of art and culture a human right?

Authors and Affiliations

  • Independant Scholar, New York, USA

    Jane M. Alexandre

About the author

An independent artist/scholar, Jane M. Alexandre has been working in the New York dance world for more than 30 years as a performer, writer, teacher, choreographer, director, producer and administrator. She is an Artistic Director at Evolve Dance Inc., and a founding editor of The Dancer-Citizen, an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal exploring the work of socially engaged dance artists. She holds a PhD from Antioch University, USA, where her research was centered on dance leadership.

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eBook USD 99.00
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Hardcover Book USD 129.99
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