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Dance Studies, Gay and Lesbian Studies, and Queer Theory

A plenary panel at the 2001 meeting of the Society of Dance History Scholars highlighted the publication of Jane Desmond's edited anthology, Dancing Desires: Choreographing Sexualities On & Off the Stage, part of the series Studies in Dance History published by the society in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin Press (2001). The panelists— Valerie A. Briginshaw, Ann Daly, Susan C. Cook, and Thomas F. DeFrantz—did not review the volume per se. Rather, they took the collected essays as starting points for their own reflections on the intersection of dance studies, gay and lesbian studies, and queer theory. The panel was organized by Susan Manning, who also edited the following comments for publication.