Performance Studies: Skill acquisition in flamenco dance
Feeling ‘divided’ and feeling ‘whole’: skill acquisition in flamenco dance A presentation by Lillian Jean Shaddick ‘Breaking down’ movement is a common pedagogy in many dance practices. Teachers not only ‘break down’ parts of a choreography but also a single movement, repeatedly practising the motion of a section of the body in isolation from others. This allows dancers to focus on a particular movement and make it habitual before layering in more components. Ethnographic research on adult beginner …