Wednesday, May 18, 2022

5 Premises for a Culturally Sensitive Approach to Dance by Deirdre Sklar

 1. Movement knowledge is a kind of cultural knowledge. 

2. Movement knowledge is conceptual and emotional as well as kinesthetic. 

3. Movement knowledge is intertwined with other kinds of cultural knowledge. 

4. One has to look beyond movement to get at its meaning. 

5. Movement is always an immediate corporeal experience. 


-- found in Moving History/Dancing Cultures


To check in today, which of these resonates as true. Which makes you curious? 



1 comment:

  1. I agree with #4. #5 causes questions, especially with the word "always". Can we say "always"?

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