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This chapter summarises the book’s key contributions before considering the ways in which Ballroom and Latin dancing can be understood at the current time. A number of competing frameworks are explored as potentially useful for understanding the resurgence of interest in this type of dancing: 1) a return to traditional gender roles at a time of social and cultural change, 2) a chance to play around with gender, 3) a form of instant intimacy, 4) As iconic of a consumption-orientated, body-focused society and 5) an escape from the pressures of modern life. The chapter also provides reflections on the book’s methodology, limitations of the research and areas for future research.
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Harman, V. (2019). Conclusion. In: The Sexual Politics of Ballroom Dancing. Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-02939-3_8
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