An Introduction to Community Dance Practice

DIANE AMANS is the founder of Freedom in Dance, and an experienced practitioner and training consultant. She writes regularly for a range of professional publications and is an invited speaker at conferences around the world.

List of Illustrations and Figures.- Foreword by Foundation for Community Dance.- Preface.- Acknowledments.- Notes on Contributors.- PART I: DEFINITIONS AND CONTEXTS.- Introduction.- Community Dance what's that? Diane Amans.- Dance in the Community Sara Houston.- Community Voices Diane Amans.- PART II: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES.- Introduction.- Love Difference Ken Bartlett.- Whose voice is it anyway? Louise Katerega.- Reasonable Care Penny Greenland.- PART III: COMMUNITY DANCE PERFORMANCE.- Introduction.- Community Dance in Performance Heidi Wilson.- Aiming for Stewardship not Ownership Rosemary Lee.- Yes but is it dance? Helen Poynor.- Meetings with Strangers Adam Benjamin.- PART IV: COMMUNITY DANCE PRACTITIONERS.- Introduction.- The Dynamic role of the Community Dance Practitioner Diane Amans.- Getting to where you want to be Sue Akroyd.- Career Pathways and Employers' Perspectives Keyna Paul.- Partnership Working Diane Amans.- PART V: COMMUNITY DANCE DELIVERY.- Introduction.- Planning a Session Diane Amans.- Giving Value? Diane Amans.- Project Co-ordination Diane Amans.- Challenges and Tension Lines Diane Amans.- Index to resources section Diane Amans.- RESOURCES.- Notes.- References.