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Dance and disability: Embracing difference, tensions and complexities

Abstract
In this paper I am particularly interested in unpacking the notion that dancers with a visible disability are both marginalised and hyper-visible. I refer to selected dance examples available on YouTube and consider these in relation to Whatley’s (2007) presumption of difference indicators in support of my aim to expand research into the area of dance and disability. Viewing these dance examples provided a ‘bouncing off’ point from which to unpack how these performances are perceived and made meaningful by their audiences. Drawing from discussion tasks set at several different conferences in response to viewing these dance examples, I share initial findings and consider issues that arose in embracing difference, tensions and complexities.
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Cheesman, S. (2014). Dance and disability: Embracing difference, tensions and complexities. Dance Research Aotearoa, 2(1), 20–30. http://doi.org/10.15663%2Fdra.v2i1.26
Date
2014
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The University of Waikato
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Published in the journal: Dance Research Aotearoa. © 2014 Faculty of Education, The University of Waikato. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.