The People’s Dance
The Power and Politics of Guangchang Wu
Authors: Martin, Rose, Chen, Ruohan
Free Preview- Explores Guangchang Wu or ‘square dance’ in contemporary China
- Offers rich accounts of those involved in leading, organizing, teaching and learning Guangchang Wu
- Considers how a form of grassroots performing arts can provide leadership and foster community resilience within China
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- About this book
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This book presents an analysis of how the grassroots movement of Guangchang Wu or ‘square dance’ in China has become a national phenomenon. Through oral narratives offering rich descriptions of lived encounters, the experiences of those involved in leading, organizing, teaching and learning Guangchang Wu are revealed. Through these narratives, this book serves to understand the leadership practices occurring and how this dance practice is deeply rooted in the complexities of China’s rapid economic development, acceleration of urbanisation, and the desire for a healthier and more communal lifestyle.
- About the authors
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Rose Martin is Associate Professor of Arts Education with a focus on Multiculturalism, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway. Rose has extensive experience in research and teaching in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Her research interests include dance education; dance ethnography; dance in post-colonial contexts; dance and politics and cross-cultural dance education.
Ruohan Chen is doctoral candidate in the Dance Studies Programme at University of Auckland, New Zealand. Ruohan is now working between the contexts of New Zealand and China. Her research interest centers on dance and politics in the context of contemporary China, dance ethnography, and cross-cultural dance education.
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Introducing the People’s Dance
Pages 1-10
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Urbanization, an Ageing Population, and Reform and Opening-up: The Socio-Political Context for Guangchang Wu
Pages 11-20
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From Folk to on Mass Dance Practices: The Emergence of Guangchang Wu
Pages 21-32
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Step, Hop, Shuffle: Artistic Practices of Guangchang Wu
Pages 33-47
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The Collective, the Virtual, and the Chance: Teaching and Learning Guangchang Wu
Pages 49-64
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The People’s Dance
- Book Subtitle
- The Power and Politics of Guangchang Wu
- Authors
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- Rose Martin
- Ruohan Chen
- Series Title
- Critical Studies in Dance Leadership and Inclusion
- Copyright
- 2020
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-981-15-9166-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-981-15-9166-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-981-15-9165-5
- Series ISSN
- 2661-8451
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIX, 122
- Number of Illustrations
- 1 b/w illustrations, 7 illustrations in colour
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