STAFF RESEARCH & PROJECTS

ONGOING & PAST PROJECTS

FROM THE DANCE FACULTY AT MDX UNI

EDITED BY CLAIRE FARMER & HELEN KINDRED

The 'Female' Dancer aims to question dancers’ relationships with ‘female’

through the examination & understandings of biological, anatomical, scientific, & self-sociaL identiTy

The volume gathers voices of dance scientists, dance scholars,

somatic practitioners & dance artist-educatORS 

To discuss some of the complexities of identities, assumptions & perceptions 

of a female dancing body in an intersectional & practically focused manner 

The book weaves a journey between scientific & somatic approaches to dance & to dancing.

Part I: 'Bodily Knowledge' 

Explores body image, hormones and puberty, & discussions around somatic

responses to the concept of the gaze. 

PART II: ‘MOVING THROUGH CHANGE’

continues to look at strength, musculature, & female fragility, with chapters

interrogating practice around strength training, the dancer as an athlete, the

role of fascia, the pelvic floor, pregnancy & post-partum experiences & 

eco-somatic perceptions of feminine In ‘Taking up Space'.

Part III: social-cultural & political experiences

of females dancing, leadership, and longevity in dance.

Part IV: 'Embodied Wisdom'

looks at reflections of the Self, physiological, social and cultural perspectives of

dancing through life, with life’s seasons from an embodied approach.

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PARTNERSHIP WITH MOVE DANCE FEEL

BUILDING ON TRAINING ESTABLISHED BY MOVE DANCE FEEL

MEMBERS OF OUR DANCE FACULTY - HELEN KINDRED, KATE ROGAN & SIÂN HOPKINS

WORKED CLOSELY WITH MOVE DANCE FEEL FOUNDER-DIRECTOR EMILY JENKINS

TO FACILITATE THE PILOT PROGRAMME

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