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Contents:

Introduction

Section 1: Conversations

Conversation 1.1 A conversation about junctions, milestones and thresholds Germaine Acogny and 'Funmi Adewole with Helmut Vogt translating and contributing

Conversation 1.2 A life travelling in dance Aida Amirkhanian in conversation with Artsvi Bakhchinyan

Conversation 1.3 Dancing is shape-shifting Elizabeth Cameron Dalman and Michael Keegan-Dolan

Conversation 1.4 A conversation about life in dance: A crossing of two paths Henry Danton and Ravenna Tucker Wagnon

Conversation 1.5 The love and kindness of teachers: Reflecting on working with senior Javanese masters Alex Dea conversing with Javanese senior dance artists Rama Sas, S. Ngaliman, Bu Yudanegoro and Bu Tarwa.

Conversation 1.6 A life in dance: Collaborating and working together Anca Frankenhaeuser and Patrick Harding-Irmer with Eileen Kramer

Conversation 1.7 The joy of life experience in contemporary dance Graeme Murphy and Janet Vernon in conersation with Shirley Gibson

Conversation 1.8 A sense of place and creating together Antonio Vargas with Stephanie Burridge

Section 2: Professional Dance Practice

Chapter 2.1 Too old to dance! Says who?: Senior professional dancers defying ageism

Sonia York-Pryce

Chapter 2.2 Creating in the liminal space: connecting pathways of embodied experience.

Stephanie Burridge

Chapter 2.3 'Open Culture' as practiced by three Singaporean dance pioneers

Melissa Quek and Tan Ngiap Heng

Chapter 2.4 (K)not in Dance: bodies and dancing as states of becoming

Gerard M. Samuel

Chapter 2.5 Dance, is "who you are; it's who you are known as"

Amy Dean

Chapter 2.6 A full and creative life

Mary Davies

Section 3: Community Dance Practice and Performance

Chapter 3.1 An idea, a passion, a shot of tequila and a whole lot of love

Liz Lea

Chapter 3.2 Still Ripening: evolving a practice through reflection.

Gail Hewton

Chapter 3.3 From viral hit to vital troupe: the "dancing grannies" of Angthong and their revival of Lakhon Chatri during a pandemic

Pornrat Damrhung

Chapter 3.4 Fine Lines: a dance collective of mature artists - the story so far.

Katrina Rank and Jenny Barnett

Chapter 3.5 Dance matters: Crows Feet Dance Collective

Jan Bolwell

Section 4.0: Pedagogy and Recreational Dance Practice

Chapter 4.1 Becoming an affirmative community: mature dancers' experiences in an age-aware contemporary dance class

Pirkko Markula, Allison Jeffrey, Jennifer Nikolai & Simrit Deol

Chapter 4.2 From the stage to the next stage - Transitioning from a learner to a teacher: Amala Shankar's journey

Urmimala Sarkar Munsi

Chapter 4.3 Learning in creative dance: adults and children share the space

Ann Kipling Brown

Chapter 4.4 Managing expectations: teaching mature dancers in lutrawita/Tasmania

Lesley Graham

Chapter 4.5 Traditional apprenticeship in contemporary times - Lim Fei Shen

Caren Carino

Section 5.0: Dance Therapy and Well-being

Chapter 5.1 An examination of the facilitation of dance practice for older adults: a focus group discussion between practitioners working in community settings across New Zealand, Australia and England.

Francine Hills and Barbara Snook

Chapter 5.2 The happiest hour in the week: Memory Dance and Dance Movement Therapy for elderly people with dementia

Helle Winther

Chapter 5.3 Feeling the touch: integrating sensations into dance activities for the elderly with dementia

Szu-Ching Chang

Chapter 5.4 Everyday Waltzes for Active Ageing: a creative intervention for seniors and training programme for eldercare staff

Angela Liong

Chapter 5.5 WINGSPAN - A seated dance performance

Paige Gordon