The Body Eclectic: Evolving Practices in Dance Training

The Body Eclectic: Evolving Practices in Dance Training

<DIV> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 200%">This rich collection of essays and interviews explores modern-dance technique training from the last fifty years. Focusing on the culture of dance, editors Melanie Bales and Rebecca Nettl-Fiol examine choreographic process and style, dancer agency and participation in the creative process, and changes in the role and purpose of training. Bringing recent writings on dance into dialogue with dance practice, <i>The Body Eclectic: Evolving Practices in Dance Training</i> asks readers to consider the relationship between training practices and choreographic style and content. The contributors explore how technique training both guides and reflects the art of dance.  </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 200%"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 200%">Contributors include Melanie Bales, Glenna Batson, Wendell Beavers, Veronica Dittman, Natalie Gilbert, Joshua Monten, Martha Myers, and Rebecca Nettl-Fiol. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 200%"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: 200%">Dance professionals interviewed include David Dorfman, Ralph Lemon, Bebe Miller, Tere O€Connor, and Shelley Washington.</p> </DIV>