1st Edition

Practitioner Perspectives on Dance Research

Edited By Gemma Harman Copyright 2026
254 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

254 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

254 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Practitioner Perspectives on Dance Research is a collection of accounts from scholars, educators, practitioners and makers that present an overview of key themes, arguments, and practices central to their individual research.   Built upon conversations recorded as ResDance™ podcast episodes, this edited collection presents both theoretical discussions and first-hand insights into various... Read more

Introduction

Gemma Harman

 

Chapter 1: Wandering into the Yes of Phenomenology

Sondra Fraleigh

 

Chapter 2: Engaging Ethically in Dance for Health research

Bethany Whiteside

 

Chapter 3: Choreographing in the Borderland: Identity and positionality in an immersive practice

Thea Stanton

 

Chapter 4: Ways of Knowing: Tensions between Dance-ing and Science-ing

Matthew Henley

 

Chapter 5: Epistemologies of Breaking (or 10 Reasons Why I Break)

Sherril Dodds

 

Chapter 6: A practitioner’s perspective - What are the practices of care?

Karen Wood

 

Chapter 7: A British Ballet dancer: Echoing memories of ballet

Sandie Bourne

 

Chapter 8: Entering the f/old – languaging as the ‘stuff’ of art making

Glenna Batson and Susan Sentler

 

Chapter 9: Researching Site Dance: Entangled Enmeshments 

Vicky Hunter

 

Chapter 10: When rasa preserves the body: A performing art and brain research perspective

Rajyashree Ramesh

 

Chapter 11: Where the meaning means elseward

Alys Longley

 

Chapter 12: Fighting the Good Fight: A Journey of Reflection and Transformation

Nadra Assaf

 

Chapter 13: Reflections on Methodological Approaches in Dance for Health Research

Ashley Brain

 

Chapter 14: Teacher/Researcher - Inside Dance Pedagogy Research

Jamie Dryburgh

Biography

Gemma Harman is a Senior Lecturer in Dance and Dance Science and MA Programme Co-ordinator at the University of Chichester, UK.