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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; its 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 Shankars 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
