Cover -- DANCE AND GENDER -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1. An Introduction to Dance and Gender -- 2. Dance in America: Gender and Success -- 3. Behind the Curtain: Exploring Gender Equity in Dance among Choreographers and Artistic Directors -- 4. Engendered: An Exploratory Study of Regendering Contemporary Ballet -- 5. Sassy Girls and Hard-Hitting Boys: Dance Competition Culture and Gender -- 6. Boys Only! Gender-Based Pedagogical Practices in a Commercial Dance Studio -- 7. Friendship Formation among Professional Male Dancers -- 8. "Boys are Morons" ... "Girls are Gross": Let's Dance! -- 9. Leadership and Gender in Postsecondary Dance: An Exploratory Survey of Dance Administrators in the United States -- References -- List of Contributors -- Index
Summary
The essays in this book consider how gender dynamics manifest in the dance community
