ABSTRACT Undergraduate research papers offer a difficult challenge for students to demonstrate primary and secondary research skills, knowledge of dance practices and their histories, and clarity of written communication. This article demystifies the research process specifically for use in dance studies and dance history classrooms by demonstrating common approaches to analyzing choreographic works. The authors take Katherine Dunham’s 1949 choreography Afrique as a case study and model how to layer different research and writing approaches: movement observation and description as a foundation for humanistic dance analysis, historical contextualization within the dance field with reference to both primary and secondary sources, and cultural criticism that frames dance artists, practices, and choreographed works within an intellectual and cultural milieu.

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分析非洲：一种舞蹈和三种方法

摘要 本科研究论文为学生展示初级和中级研究技能、舞蹈实践及其历史的知识以及书面交流的清晰度提供了一项艰巨的挑战。本文通过展示分析编舞作品的常用方法，揭开了专门用于舞蹈研究和舞蹈历史课堂的研究过程的神秘面纱。作者以 Katherine Dunham 1949 年的编舞 Afrique 作为案例研究，并对如何分层不同的研究和写作方法进行建模：动作观察和描述作为人文舞蹈分析的基础，参考主要和次要来源的舞蹈领域内的历史背景，和文化批评构成了舞蹈艺术家、实践、