Abstract
That perspiration often accompanies dance should be obvious. Indeed, few bodily processes seem so intimately connected to the practice of vigorously moving one’s body in time with music. But despite its ubiquity in dance contexts, perspiration is seldom commented upon by writers and scholars. The reason is perhaps obvious: secretion of ammonia and urea from sweat glands is, in a way, antithetical to the aspirations of art which, at least in the Western aesthetic tradition, aim to transcend base bodily processes. Sweat stinks, but art has no smell – apparently, at least.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Choreomusicology |
| Subtitle of host publication | Dialogues in Music and Dance |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 49-71 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781040347195 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780367567729 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2025 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Arts and Humanities