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Dancing Through Different Worlds: An Autoethnography of the InteractiveBody in Ballroom Dance

Explore the world of ballroom dance through the lens of an autoethnography, revealing the expression, communication, and emotions embodied in the art. Delve into themes of competition, masculinity, femininity, and being the subject-object of the aesthetic gaze. Dr. Kay Picart, Assistant Professor at Florida State University, unravels the experience and expression of virtual emotions like passion, flirtation, and trust in ballroom smooth and rhythm dances. Discover how body forms, lines, costuming, and other aesthetic elements shape the intricate dance of emotions on the ballroom floor.

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Dancing Through Different Worlds: An Autoethnography of the InteractiveBody in Ballroom Dance

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  1. Dancing Through Different Worlds: An Autoethnography of the InteractiveBody in Ballroom Dance

  2. Presented by: Dr. Kay Picart Assistant Professor of English & Humanities Florida State University

  3. Methodology • Autoethnographic • “Dancing Through Different Worlds”

  4. Key Themes • Expression, Communication, Emotion • Ballroom as Competition and Art • Masculinity and Femininity • Being Subject-Objects of the Aesthetic Gaze

  5. Aim: • highlight the experience and expression of virtual emotions, such as passion, flirtation, attraction-repulsion, trust, haughtiness in ballroom smooth dances (such as the foxtrot, waltz, tango) and rhythm dances (such as the chacha, swing, rumba, mambo, samba) as correlated with interactive body forms and lines, costuming, & other aesthetic elements

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