Dancing through the dissonance by Lesley Pruitt & Erica Rose Jeffrey

Dancing through the dissonance by Lesley Pruitt & Erica Rose Jeffrey

Author:Lesley Pruitt & Erica Rose Jeffrey
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Manchester University Press


It's the first time for me to see the hub dances of different countries … Hub dance is … expressing different diversity like the culture, the music that they use … I noticed, for example, the Philippines hub dance … was composed of different culture[s], for example the Muslims, the Christians and the modern Filipino[s]. I'm so very proud that I am part of that, dancing with … the different hub dances. (‘Ben’, Philippines)

Similarly, another participant explained how the Filipino dance ‘feels Filipino’ in a way that embraces heterogeneity at the national level, saying this was

Because of the different dance steps, like the ethnic steps in Mindanao. Muslims’ dance is quite serious … When the music reached the chorus portion, the emotion changed like you can smile, dance freely and wave your hands, but not to the extent of pushing someone. You have also to give space. (‘Jason’, Philippines)



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