Abstract
Experiences of migration or diaspora has led to new predicaments for maintaining dance traditions (Ahmed, 2013; Brooks & Meglin, 2011). Current research is exploring how migrants learn to inhabit these new geo-political spaces. This paper will serve as a springboard for investigating how classical Indian dance forms such as Bharatanatyam plays a role in enhancing Indian identity in New Zealand. The study employs a combination of dance ethnography and autoethnography as methodologies for examining how this dance is being practiced in the South Pacific city of Dunedin.
Highlights
Experiences of migration or diaspora has led to new predicaments for maintaining dance traditions (Ahmed, 2013; Brooks & Meglin, 2011)
This paper will serve as a springboard for investigating how Indian dance forms, such as Bharatanatyam, plays a role in enhancing Indian identity in New Zealand
The study employs a combination of dance ethnography and autoethnography as methodologies for examining how this dance is being practiced in the South Pacific
Summary
Experiences of migration or diaspora has led to new predicaments for maintaining dance traditions (Ahmed, 2013; Brooks & Meglin, 2011). This paper will serve as a springboard for investigating how Indian dance forms, such as Bharatanatyam, plays a role in enhancing Indian identity in New Zealand. Bharatanatyam by turning to my reflections of learning the dance form and later relocating to New Zealand.
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