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dance history

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Dance history is the academic field and methodological approach dedicated to the critical research, analysis, and interpretation of past dance practices, forms, and their cultural contexts. It investigates the evolution of dance across diverse historical periods and geographies, examining performance traditions, theoretical frameworks, and their relationship to broader historical, social, and political developments, often utilizing interdisciplinary methods and diverse sources to understand dance as a significant human activity and cultural phenomenon.

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University of Maryland, College Park

AL

Smithsonian Institution

MF

Temple University

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Coventry University

TB

University of Roehampton

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University of Roehampton

London, United Kingdom

University of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

Columbia University

New York, United States

Monash University

Melbourne, Australia

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