An Introduction to Community Dance Practice

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.

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.