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This chapter is concerned with western dance forms and theatre dancing in particular, in contrast to the dance cultures of ‘others’. In order to set the scene for what is to follow, it begins by offering an alternative anecdote to the first ‘body story’ presented in Chapter 1.
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© 2003 Helen Thomas
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Thomas, H. (2003). The Body in Dance. In: The Body, Dance and Cultural Theory. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-48777-3_5
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