posted on 2015-02-17, 13:43authored byCatherine E. Foley
The cultural construction of Irish step dance embodies diverse performative
meanings: meanings which are shared by different communities of step
dancers. From informal, improvisatory performances to formal, stylised and
highly structured performances, step dance adapts, is adapted and
appropriated to give meaning and kinaesthetic expression to both the
individual step dancer and the group within these diverse dance
communities. In this paper I look at notions of conceptual and aesthetic
boundaries in Irish competitive step dance and at how step dancers attempt at
negotiating these boundaries.
History
Publication
Inbhear: Journal of Irish Music and Dance;1 (1)
Publisher
Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick