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“Even the dinner ladies are teaching dance!” Pedagogic Explorations of South Asian Dance in Britain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2013

Ann R. David  and
Nilima Devi
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Abstract

This lecture-demonstration examines some of the tensions and contradictions found in the teaching of South Asian dance in Britain through using a demonstration by Leicester Kathak dancer Nilima Devi and evidence gleaned from Ann David's ethnographic research amongst dance students and teachers in Hindu communities in Leicester. It considers how issues of tradition and change within an arena seen as “cultural heritage” are incorporated into pedagogic practice. It questions different perceptions of dance by teenage students and their teachers, as well as articulating some of the problematic areas in the teaching of classical and popular dance forms, such as Kathak, Bharatanatyam, and Bollywood.

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Research Article
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Congress on Research in Dance Conference Proceedings , Volume 41 , supplement S1: Global Perspectives On Dance Pedagogy: Research And Practice , 2009 , pp. 181 - 187
Copyright
Copyright © The Author(s) 2009

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