Sherril Dodds is a Professor of Dance at Temple University, USA. Her books include Dance on Screen, Dancing on the Canon, Bodies of Sound and The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Competition. She is a founder member of the PoPMOVES research group and is currently Director of the Institute of Dance Scholarship at Temple University.

• List of IllustrationsNotes on ContributorsAcknolwedgments1. IntroductionSherril Dodds (Temple University, USA)2. Research Methods and ProblemsRachel Fensham (Melbourne University, Australia)Current Research and Issues3. Dance PedagogyEdward C. Warburton (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA)4. Practice-As-ResearchVida Midgelow (Middlesex University, UK)5. Dance and PoliticsJuan Ignacio Vallejos (National Council for Scientific and Technical Research, Argentina.)6. Dance and IdentityPrarthana Purkayastha (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)7. Dance ScienceEmma Redding (Trinity Laban, UK)8. ScreendanceHarmony Bench (The Ohio State university, USA)9. Dance EthnographyYvonne Daniel (Smith College, USA)10. Popular Dance Sherril Dodds (Temple University, USA)11. Dance HistorySusan Manning (Northwestern University, USA)12. Dance and PhilosophyAnna Pakes (Roehampton University, UK)13. Digital DanceHetty Blades (Coventry University, USA) and Sarah Whatley (Coventry University, USA) 14. New Directions Mark Franko (Temple University, USA)15. Annotated BibliographyElizabeth Bergman (Temple University, USA)16. A to Z of Key Concepts in Dance StudiesLise Uytterhoeven (London Studio Centre, UK)Index

Those intending to teach or write about dance will find this volume of particular interest; those seeking a serious introduction to dance studies will find the collection to be an effective resource … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.

Sherril Dodds is a Professor of Dance at Temple University, USA. Her books include Dance on Screen, Dancing on the Canon, Bodies of Sound and The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Competition. She is a founder member of the PoPMOVES research group and is currently Director of the Institute of Dance Scholarship at Temple University.

• List of IllustrationsNotes on ContributorsAcknolwedgments1. IntroductionSherril Dodds (Temple University, USA)2. Research Methods and ProblemsRachel Fensham (Melbourne University, Australia)Current Research and Issues3. Dance PedagogyEdward C. Warburton (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA)4. Practice-As-ResearchVida Midgelow (Middlesex University, UK)5. Dance and PoliticsJuan Ignacio Vallejos (National Council for Scientific and Technical Research, Argentina.)6. Dance and IdentityPrarthana Purkayastha (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)7. Dance ScienceEmma Redding (Trinity Laban, UK)8. ScreendanceHarmony Bench (The Ohio State university, USA)9. Dance EthnographyYvonne Daniel (Smith College, USA)10. Popular Dance Sherril Dodds (Temple University, USA)11. Dance HistorySusan Manning (Northwestern University, USA)12. Dance and PhilosophyAnna Pakes (Roehampton University, UK)13. Digital DanceHetty Blades (Coventry University, USA) and Sarah Whatley (Coventry University, USA) 14. New Directions Mark Franko (Temple University, USA)15. Annotated BibliographyElizabeth Bergman (Temple University, USA)16. A to Z of Key Concepts in Dance StudiesLise Uytterhoeven (London Studio Centre, UK)Index

Those intending to teach or write about dance will find this volume of particular interest; those seeking a serious introduction to dance studies will find the collection to be an effective resource … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.

Sherril Dodds is a Professor of Dance at Temple University, USA. Her books include Dance on Screen, Dancing on the Canon, Bodies of Sound and The Oxford Handbook of Dance and Competition. She is a founder member of the PoPMOVES research group and is currently Director of the Institute of Dance Scholarship at Temple University.

• List of IllustrationsNotes on ContributorsAcknolwedgments1. IntroductionSherril Dodds (Temple University, USA)2. Research Methods and ProblemsRachel Fensham (Melbourne University, Australia)Current Research and Issues3. Dance PedagogyEdward C. Warburton (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA)4. Practice-As-ResearchVida Midgelow (Middlesex University, UK)5. Dance and PoliticsJuan Ignacio Vallejos (National Council for Scientific and Technical Research, Argentina.)6. Dance and IdentityPrarthana Purkayastha (Royal Holloway, University of London, UK)7. Dance ScienceEmma Redding (Trinity Laban, UK)8. ScreendanceHarmony Bench (The Ohio State university, USA)9. Dance EthnographyYvonne Daniel (Smith College, USA)10. Popular Dance Sherril Dodds (Temple University, USA)11. Dance HistorySusan Manning (Northwestern University, USA)12. Dance and PhilosophyAnna Pakes (Roehampton University, UK)13. Digital DanceHetty Blades (Coventry University, USA) and Sarah Whatley (Coventry University, USA) 14. New Directions Mark Franko (Temple University, USA)15. Annotated BibliographyElizabeth Bergman (Temple University, USA)16. A to Z of Key Concepts in Dance StudiesLise Uytterhoeven (London Studio Centre, UK)Index

Those intending to teach or write about dance will find this volume of particular interest; those seeking a serious introduction to dance studies will find the collection to be an effective resource … Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals.