This article argues that nationalism and international diplomacy are embodied practices, as evidenced through the movement of international ballet dancers in South Africa. Under the apartheid regime, South African professional ballet received generous support from governmental sources. Since the transition to democracy, professional ballet companies have utilized creative strategies to court new sources of support including that of the ruling African National Congress. A key move in this campaign has been “ballet diplomacy” with Cuba—the transnational circulation of dancers, teachers, techniques, and performances in the name of the nation. Professional ballet's buy-in into South African nationalism locates dancers’ bodies in the maintenance and dissemination of state politics.

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为国家而舞：南非种族隔离后的芭蕾舞外交和跨国政治

本文认为，民族主义和国际外交是具体化的实践，国际芭蕾舞演员在南非的运动就证明了这一点。在种族隔离制度下，南非职业芭蕾舞团得到了政府的慷慨支持。自从向民主过渡以来，专业芭蕾舞团利用创造性的策略来寻求新的支持来源，包括执政的非洲人国民大会的支持。这场运动的一个关键举措是与古巴的“芭蕾舞外交”——以国家的名义跨国传播舞者、教师、技巧和表演。职业芭蕾舞团对南非民族主义的认同将舞者的身体定位于维护和传播国家政治。