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'This is a very well-researched, thoughtful, and thoroughly argued study, which should have a significant impact on the dance studies field. Dancing on the Canon contextualizes the reasons for popular dance's traditionally low status and provides much needed discussion about the potential of popular and social dance scholarship.' - Julie Malnig, Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance Performance, New York University, USA '...Dodds here contextualizes and challenges the traditionally low value accorded popular social dances within dance scholarship...Including 19 photographs, useful endnotes, and an extensive bibliography, this book will be a worthwhile resource for those interested in dance, gender and sexuality, and popular culture. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, professionals.' - CHOICE

'This is a very well-researched, thoughtful, and thoroughly argued study, which should have a significant impact on the dance studies field. Dancing on the Canon contextualizes the reasons for popular dance's traditionally low status and provides much needed discussion about the potential of popular and social dance scholarship.' - Julie Malnig, Associate Professor of Theatre and Dance Performance, New York University, USA

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SHERRIL DODDS Head of the Department of Dance, Film and Theatre at the University of Surrey. She leads the Performances of the Popular research group and co-organizes the POP MOVES research events. She is also author of Dance on Screen: Genres and Media from Hollywood to Experimental Art.

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