Research Article

Transgressive Gestures in the Couple Dance in a Central-Transylvanian Local Community

Number: 26 June 2, 2023
  • Dóra Pál-kovács1 *
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Transgressive Gestures in the Couple Dance in a Central-Transylvanian Local Community

Abstract

In Hungarian couple dances the touch, the bodily contact between the dancing partners of a man and woman, has not been dealt with in Hungarian dance research. The question arises whether dance contains only those touches that are organic parts of dance as movement, or possibly contain such extra touches that are not necessarily forms of a formal-rhythmic flow of a dance, not inherent in its inner logic, yet often occur. My article focuses on taction in couple dances in a Hungarian village, Magyarózd, Ozd in Transylvania (Romania) and tries to detect which ones can be identified as structural elements of the dance and which can be interpreted as transgression. It is also worth exploring to what extent the transgression of these boundaries is considered as breaching social norms in a given community, what are the consequences of the transgression of boundaries, and what degrees of transgression exists. In addition to archival material, the research was based on my textual collections, dance filming (organising a carnival ball) and dance analysis. I conducted interviews with middle-aged people young adults and the older age group.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Women's Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Dóra Pál-kovács1 * This is me
0000-0002-5638-6534
Hungary

Publication Date

June 2, 2023

Submission Date

May 17, 2022

Acceptance Date

September 14, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 26

APA
Pál-kovács1, D. (2023). Transgressive Gestures in the Couple Dance in a Central-Transylvanian Local Community. İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi, 26, 85-99. https://doi.org/10.26650/iukad.2023.qe00005
AMA
1.Pál-kovács1 D. Transgressive Gestures in the Couple Dance in a Central-Transylvanian Local Community. İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2023;(26):85-99. doi:10.26650/iukad.2023.qe00005
Chicago
Pál-kovács1, Dóra. 2023. “Transgressive Gestures in the Couple Dance in a Central-Transylvanian Local Community”. İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi, nos. 26: 85-99. https://doi.org/10.26650/iukad.2023.qe00005.
EndNote
Pál-kovács1 D (June 1, 2023) Transgressive Gestures in the Couple Dance in a Central-Transylvanian Local Community. İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi 26 85–99.
IEEE
[1]D. Pál-kovács1, “Transgressive Gestures in the Couple Dance in a Central-Transylvanian Local Community”, İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 26, pp. 85–99, June 2023, doi: 10.26650/iukad.2023.qe00005.
ISNAD
Pál-kovács1, Dóra. “Transgressive Gestures in the Couple Dance in a Central-Transylvanian Local Community”. İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi. 26 (June 1, 2023): 85-99. https://doi.org/10.26650/iukad.2023.qe00005.
JAMA
1.Pál-kovács1 D. Transgressive Gestures in the Couple Dance in a Central-Transylvanian Local Community. İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2023;:85–99.
MLA
Pál-kovács1, Dóra. “Transgressive Gestures in the Couple Dance in a Central-Transylvanian Local Community”. İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi, no. 26, June 2023, pp. 85-99, doi:10.26650/iukad.2023.qe00005.
Vancouver
1.Dóra Pál-kovács1. Transgressive Gestures in the Couple Dance in a Central-Transylvanian Local Community. İstanbul Üniversitesi Kadın Araştırmaları Dergisi. 2023 Jun. 1;(26):85-99. doi:10.26650/iukad.2023.qe00005