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Dancing into maternity: the lived experiences of Vietnamese professional dancers

Phan, Anh Ngoc Quynh, Pham, Linh Thi Thuy (2023) Dancing into maternity: the lived experiences of Vietnamese professional dancers. Research in Dance Education, 24 (1). pp. 72-89. (doi:10.1080/14647893.2023.2172559) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:102978)

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Abstract

The image of dancing into the spotlight alludes to glamor, which clouds the artists’ back-breaking work and practice. Meanwhile, there is scant research on the lived experiences of professional female dancers. To address this gap, this study explores the lived experiences of eight Vietnamese professional female dancers who are married with children. The findings reveal their enormous challenges in their professional, social, and personal lives to stay in the profession and navigate their roles as partners and mothers in their families. Their stories were unmasked in the hope to foster a deeper understanding between dancing careers and the public, and provide insights into the female dancers’ challenges in keeping the dance body in shape after pregnancy and childbirth, which is hardly featured in dance scholarship in Vietnam.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/14647893.2023.2172559
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation. Leisure > Dance
Divisions: Divisions > Directorate of Education > Centre for the Study of Higher Education
Funders: University of Auckland (https://ror.org/03b94tp07)
Depositing User: Ngoc Quynh Anh Phan
Date Deposited: 26 Sep 2023 17:35 UTC
Last Modified: 27 Sep 2023 14:40 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/102978 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Phan, Anh Ngoc Quynh.

Creator's ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9979-1321
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