Abstract:PurposeThis paper explores informational dimensions of dancing by focusing on the cases of two folk dance groups practicing Mexican ballet folklórico in the US.Design/methodology/approachThematic analysis of (1) extensive recollections from one of the study's coauthors, an academic librarian who was an active member of a ballet folklórico group; (2) an interview with that coauthor's brother, who is the current director of this school; and (3) instructional and demonstrative videos posted on YouTube by two US-b… Show more
“…This was followed by Huttunen's (2022) doctoral work which focused on embodied information and the experiences of transgender people in Finland. A study of the information practices of the Ballet Folklórico de México highlighted the role of sociocultural information that is displayed while dancing, something that supports novice learning and enables embodiment of both expert and novice through repeated enactment and interaction with ambient information (Vamanu and Terronez, 2022).…”
Section: Theorising the Body In Library And Information Sciencementioning
“…This was followed by Huttunen's (2022) doctoral work which focused on embodied information and the experiences of transgender people in Finland. A study of the information practices of the Ballet Folklórico de México highlighted the role of sociocultural information that is displayed while dancing, something that supports novice learning and enables embodiment of both expert and novice through repeated enactment and interaction with ambient information (Vamanu and Terronez, 2022).…”
Section: Theorising the Body In Library And Information Sciencementioning
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