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Same-sex Pairings on Strictly Come Dancing: LGBTQ+ Identity and Leisure Participation in Ballroom Dancing

Harman, Vicki and Wong, Yen Nee Same-sex Pairings on Strictly Come Dancing: LGBTQ+ Identity and Leisure Participation in Ballroom Dancing. In: Kono, Shintaro and Beniwal, Anju and Baweja, Priyanka and Spracklen, Karl, eds. Positive Sociology of Leisure. Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-030-41811-3. E-ISBN 978-3-030-41812-0. (doi:10.1007/978-3-030-41812-0_10) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:97771)

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Abstract

Ballroom Dancing is a leisure pursuit that is currently enjoying a resurgence stimulated by TV shows including ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ and ‘Dancing with the Stars’. Watching such TV shows can be a leisure activity in itself as well as encouraging viewers to attend dancing lessons. Existing scholarship has highlighted Ballroom Dancing’s focus on heterosexual partnerships and mixed-sex couples. In response to growing pressure from the LGBTQ+ community, in 2018, Strictly Come Dancing (SCD) announced they would feature same-sex professional partnerships for the first time. This chapter analyses online articles in order to discuss the response to the representation incorporated into the show. From our findings we argue that debates about inclusion and representation can act as a ‘positive problem’ (Stebbins, Positive sociology: An overview) for the leisure sphere.

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.1007/978-3-030-41812-0_10
Uncontrolled keywords: LGBT+, Strictly Come Dancing, Same-sex, Media representations, Leisure, inclusivity, positive problem
Subjects: G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation. Leisure > Dance
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation. Leisure
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: Yen Nee Wong
Date Deposited: 03 Nov 2022 16:24 UTC
Last Modified: 04 Nov 2022 10:19 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/97771 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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