A Sense of Shifting: Queer Artists Reshaping Dance

This show-and-tell celebration of contemporary dance influencers spotlights the interconnection of this embodied art form and varied queer experiences. Through photographs and essays, the book grants an inside look into the processes of boundary-pushing dancers and choreographers who perform in a variety of styles: ballet, country-western social dance, post-modern, flamenco, and much more. Central to the book’s appeal are Malka’s (The Views) photographs, which are works of art in their own right. The evocative images are complemented by Romack’s (assistant managing editor, T: The New York Times Style Magazine; Queer: Powerful Voices, Inspiring Ideas) sensitive descriptions of the movement styles and the motivations behind the people profiled, which are mainly told in the dancers’ own words. Readers looking for an analysis of queerness in dance will find this is a good starting point, but it’s not an in-depth scholarly work.