“Speaking a secret language”: West Coast Swing as a community of practice of informal and incidental learners.
(2005)
Journal Article
Callahan, J. (2005). “Speaking a secret language”: West Coast Swing as a community of practice of informal and incidental learners. Research in Dance Education, 6(1-2), 3-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/14617890500372974
This study reports the findings of a qualitative study of competitive West Coast Swing dancers that incorporated both ethnographic and phenomenological techniques. A modern variation of the original Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing is typically learned in... Read More about “Speaking a secret language”: West Coast Swing as a community of practice of informal and incidental learners..