Abstract
In the last two decades, dance scholars involved in cross-cultural study or ethnographic practice have witnessed an expansion in scope, in both geological and disciplinary aspects. They also contribute to the establishment of the field-denominated dance anthropology or ethnochoreology, as examplified by the collective display of achievements in both theoretic and practical dimensions (Buckland, 1999; Gore and Grau, 2005). The writings accentuate dance ethnography as a revelation of cultural knowledge that is ‘grounded in the body and the body’s experience of moving’ (Sklar, 1991, p. 6).
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Chao, Cf. (2014). Embodiment of Cultural Knowledge: An Ethnographic Analysis of Okinawan Dance. In: Dankworth, L.E., David, A.R. (eds) Dance Ethnography and Global Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137009449_10
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