Women's Studies 2161A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Luce Irigaray, American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland
18 Mar 2016
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Even though these larger individuals have been rejected, there is nothing holding them back. Certain types of movement are deemed acceptable for bodies of a certain size. Assumptions we have about different bodies and what they"re capable of doing. How the meaning of dance (who dances, how they dance) is situated in context of socially meaningful ways of moving. Can be learned informally (like walking) or studied in specific schools. What is deemed acceptable movement is highly controlled/ regulated. Ideas about social world are communicated through dance and how we think about the body. Who dances, when, where, in what ways, with whom and to what ends: who doesn"t dance is equally as important. Dance practices reflect notions of gender, sexuality, race, class and ability. Misty copeland: made principal dancer at american ballet theatre: first african american principal dancer, opened questions about how socially marginalized bodies are welcomed into dance.
