As dance studios adopt, and as tv shows spotlight more contemporary western styles of dance, the interest in the study of more traditional forms of folk dance dissipates. Today we will ask questions that challenge our minimal engagement with classical folk styles of dance and question their relevance, importance and enrichment in today’s society. Helping us better understand our role in the preservation of these traditional dance forms, is Yang Zhao.

GUEST: Yang Zhao is currently engaged in a PhD in Education in Scottish country dancing at the University of Edinburgh. She graduated with Cohort 2016 Choreomundus with an International Master in Dance, Knowledge, Practice, and Heritage in 2018. The Erasmus Mundus joint master was awarded by four partnership universities: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Université Clermont Auvergne, University of Szegedi (segette) and Roehampton University London. While enrolled in a Master of Science in Dance Science and Education at the University of Edinburgh in 2016, she was actively engaged in learning Scottish dancing.

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