Methods of researching dance within Croatian ethnochoreology

Abstract

This paper describes the deliberate process of applying, modifying and adapting the research methods of ethnochoreology-a sub-discipline of ethnology, folklore research and cultural anthropology-in an attempt to determine a sufficiently flexible method for dealing with data that only recently has become the focus of Croatian ethnochoreology. The author finds that the selection and adoption of such methods-such as interviews or participant observation-must take into account the specific nature of the research objects.