Dance research in the United Kingdom
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Dance research is already a well-established field in the UK and is offered as undergraduate and post-graduate courses in universities. Research is conducted primarily at the Laban Center, London contemporary Dance School, Roehampton Institute London and the University of Surrey, and funded by grants from the government. The Research Assessment Exercises system for grant provision has increased the availability of support, while independent research is possible under the society for Dance Research. Publications are also available on dance studies.
Publication Name: Dance Research Journal
Subject: Arts, visual and performing
ISSN: 0149-7677
Year: 1995
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Exploring dance as concept: contributions from cognitive science
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Cognitive science offers promise in the field of dance research. Its value lies in its multidisciplinary nature, its use of a diversity of strategies to overcome the limitations of cognitive anthropology, its analysis of the larger issues in anthropology and its dealing with issues of relevance to human movement studies. Before using this technique with a project studying the dance of a non-Western culture, it was used to explore how a group of Americans felt about dance. This project is described.
Publication Name: Dance Research Journal
Subject: Arts, visual and performing
ISSN: 0149-7677
Year: 1996
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Dance research in Australia: portrayal of a landscape
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The minimal funding available for scholarship has limited the growth of dance research in Australia. Nevertheless, six universities do offer undergraduate and advanced level studies in dance, particularly in the areas of dance therapy, science, history, education, choreographic research and feminist critical analysis. These activities are supported by a national network, the Australian Dance Council and appear in publications such as Dance Forum and Writings on Dance.
Publication Name: Dance Research Journal
Subject: Arts, visual and performing
ISSN: 0149-7677
Year: 1995
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