Abstract

Throughout the 20^th century, somatic and dance-making pioneers have given rise to narratives of body. The dominant voice, however, within somatic literature, has historically emphasised a Eurocentric worldview - the legacy of which has left women of colour underrepresented. This article aims to substantiate female voices of colour by addressing what progress has already been made in the academic sphere. Further, this article puts forth a qualitative study examining eight women of colour and their experiences participating in a somatic movement intervention. The design model for this research involved two six-hour somatic workshops comprised of: Authentic Movement, embodied writing, and embodied presence. Methodology includes: Narrative Inquiry, Autoethnography, Practice-Led Research, and Organic inquiry. Findings were examined through thematic analysis and body-based reflection, themes discovered were: “Communality, Home, Solidarity, Sisterhood”, “Ancestry-Ritual Space”, and “Womanhood, Healing”. This research is a contribution to the emerging non-Eurocentric narrative in somatic movement.

摘要

整个20^日二十世纪以来，身体和舞蹈先驱们引发了身体叙事。然而，在躯体文学中，主流声音历来强调以欧洲为中心的世界观，这种世界观的遗产导致有色人种女性的代表性不足。本文旨在通过讨论学术领域已经取得的进展来证实有色人种女性的声音。此外，本文还提出了一项定性研究，调查了八名有色人种女性及其参与躯体运动干预的经历。这项研究的设计模型涉及两个为期六小时的躯体研讨会，其中包括：真实运动、具身写作和具身存在。方法包括：叙事探究、自我民族志、实践主导的研究和有机探究。通过主题分析和基于身体的反思对调查结果进行了审查，发现的主题是：“社区、家庭、团结、姐妹情谊”、“祖先仪式空间”和“女性气质、治愈”。这项研究是对躯体运动中新兴的非欧洲中心叙事的贡献。