An Introduction to Community Dance Practice

Diane Amans is one of the leading practitioners in community dance. She is a dance artist, lecturer and consultant whose career has included working in education, managing dance projects in diverse community settings and training staff in arts, health and social care.

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Contributors
PART I: DEFINITIONS AND CONTEXTS
Introduction
1. Community Dance What's That?; Diane Amans
2. Dance in the Community; Sara Houston
3. Community Voices; Diane Amans
PART II: ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
4. Love Difference: Why is Diversity Important in Community Dance?; Ken Bartlett
5. Whose Voice Is It Anyway?; Louise Katerega
6. Reasonable Care; Penny Greenland
PART III: COMMUNITY DANCE PERFORMANCE
Introduction
7. Community Dance in Performance; Heidi Wilson
8. Aiming for Stewardship not Ownership; Rosemary Lee
9. Yes, But Is It Dance?; Helen Poynor
10. Second Time Open; Adam Benjamin
PART IV: COMMUNITY DANCE PRACTITIONERS
11. The Dynamic Role of the Community Dance Practitioner; Diane Amans
12. Getting to Where You Want to Be; Sue Akroyd and Anna Leatherdale
13. Career Pathways and Employers' Perspectives; Chris Stenton
14. Partnership Working; Diane Amans
15. International Dancing Communities; Diane Amans
PART V: COMMUNITY DANCE DELIVERY
16. Planning a Session; Diane Amans
17. Meaningful Measurement; Diane Amans
18. Project Co-ordination; Diane Amans
19. Challenges and Tension Lines; Diane Amans
Resources
Glossary
References
Index.