Keevallik2019

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Keevallik2019
BibType ARTICLE
Key Keevallik2019
Author(s) Leelo Keevallik, Anna Ekström
Title How to Take the Floor as a Couple: Turn-Taking in Lindy Hop Jam Circles
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Tag(s) EMCA, dance, Lindy Hop, Turn-taking, touch, performance
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Year 2019
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Journal Visual Anthropology
Volume 32
Number 5
Pages 423–444
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DOI 10.1080/08949468.2019.1671750
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Abstract

This article analyzes the tacit norms of embodied turn-taking in a specific dance activity, Lindy Hop jam circles. Building on an extensive tradition of scrutinizing turn-taking in conversation, it shows how dancing couples negotiate the right to a next turn by visual means. Using multimodal interaction analysis, the article dissects the behavior of the exiting couple, the next dancing couple, and the spectators. The analysis shows that music is but one factor in turn-taking, and that maximally three publicly visible steps are necessary for a successful entrance: displaying “couplehood,” displaying imminent entrance, and occupying the exclusive central space. In a case of competition the dancers’ speed and determination are decisive.

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