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ethnochoreology

ethnochoreology noun: the interdisciplinary study of the cultural and social aspects of dance.

Noun

ethnochoreology (usually uncountable, plural ethnochoreologies)

  1. (usually) The interdisciplinary study of the cultural and social aspects of dance.
    • Ukrainian ethnochoreology has its own profile, including an emphasis on certain issues, and a lack of emphasis on others.2011, Andriy Nahachewsky, Ukrainian Dance: A Cross-Cultural Approach, McFarland & Company, page 2
    • Ethnochoreology, the sister discipline of ethnomusicology, is the study of dance or other human movement practices within the context of culture, society, and history.2019, Catherine E. Foley, “Ethnochoreology”, in Janet Sturman, editor, The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Music and Culture, SAGE, page 843

Forms of ethnochoreology

pluralethnochoreologies

Origin of ethnochoreology

From ethno- + choreology.

Questions about ethnochoreology

What does ethnochoreology mean?
Ethnochoreology means the interdisciplinary study of the cultural and social aspects of dance.
What part of speech is ethnochoreology?
Ethnochoreology is a noun.
What is the plural of ethnochoreology?
The plural of ethnochoreology is ethnochoreologies.

Words near ethnochoreology in the dictionary

  1. ethnocentrizing
  2. ethnochoreological
  3. ethnochoreologies
  4. ethnochoreologist
  5. ethnochoreologists
  6. ethnochoreology
  7. ethnocidal
  8. ethnocide
  9. ethnocides
  10. ethnoclass
  11. ethnoclasses

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