Dance does not exist except as it is realized in the human body.
Through its performance and its ability to elicit a kinesthetic
response in performer and viewer alike, dance becomes elemental and
gendered.  Classical performance traditions, popular forms, and
communally-embedded dance all address gender and the potential for
embodied meanings.  Embodied forms of discourse speak through a
variety of voices and channels creating meanings that may be
ambiguous and contradictory.  We will examine form and meaning as we
explore the danced body and its dialogic potential across Eastern
and Western traditions both classical and popular.  Seminar
participants may choose any genre or tradition of dance or dance-
theatre for their research.