Contexts of Dance.

Sparshott, Francis

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Publication Date: 1990

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Contexts of Dance.

Sparshott, Francis

Journal of Aesthetic Education, v24 n1 p73-87 Spr 1990

Questions who decides what a culturally literate person needs to know and its social implications. Comments on the lack of dance references in E. D. Hirsch's book, "Cultural Literacy." Discusses what a person needs to know about dance. Analyzes dance as art in the context of cultural literacy's requirements. (KM)

Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Cultural Education, Dance, Dance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Fine Arts, Folk Culture, Self Expression, Theater Arts

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Language: English

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