Dance as cultural understanding: Ideas, policy and practice

Article Abstract:

The demographic diversity of Modern Britain provides resources and has created opportunities for cultural policymakers that can make a significant difference to the kind of art that is presented. Dance in particular, and very often South Asian dance, is a focus of the Arts' Council of England's attempts to be creative and serve the communities of Britain, where specific dance traditions appear to have a purchase in the flow of cultural policy, manifesting in multiculturalism or cultural diversity.

United Kingdom, Asia, Multiculturalism, Performing arts

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The politics of quadrille performance in nineteenth-century Martinique

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The focus of this article is on the historical context in which quadrille dancing became popular in Martinique during the nineteenth century as well as the physical aspects of its music.

Caribbean Region, Evaluation, Music, Caribbean, Caribbean music, Caribbean culture

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Iranian urban popular social dance and so-called classical dance: a comparative investigation in the District of Tehran

Article Abstract:

The distinction between the popular social dance and the historical national dance referred to as classical dance in Iran through a comparative study conducted in Tehran is presented.

Iran, Comparative analysis

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