摘要：This article is a result of a small-scale interview-based study
that explored the social conditions of ballet and
contemporary dance production in the city of Glasgow. This
study draws on interviews given by twelve professional
dancers and choreographers, both freelancers and
company based, who for the purposes of this research
offered to share their experiences of studying and making
dance. More specifically, this article aspires to map the
social conditions of possibility of dancing and making
dance, drawing on the class condition and career
trajectories of those individuals who became dancers. With
the aid of Bourdieu’s (1984; 1990; 1993a) concepts of
‘capitals’ (economic, social, cultural and physical), ‘habitus’
and ‘trajectories’, this piece of work will discuss how class
conditions give or limit access to vocational training as a
career pathway to dance. It is argued that, although the
social origin of this sample presents relative variety, dance
is an activity that demands different types of support, which
are eventually more accessible to those social groups with
more assets.
关键词：Sociology of dance; Pierre Bourdieu; class;
habitus; training trajectories
