Dance, Notation, and Experiential Learning (Essays on the Legacy of Maggie Patton)

Dance, Notation, and Experiential Learning: Essays on the Legacy of Maggie Patton honors the life and artistic work of Maggie Patton, an influential choreographer, educator, and pioneering force of modern dance in Ohio. Through oral histories, archival research, movement analysis, dance notation—including a complete Labanotation score—and reflections on collaborative experiential learning, this volume traces the reconstruction of Patton’s signature solo, while illuminating the broader history of dance in higher education. Dance, Notation, and Experiential Learning bridges biography, dance history, pedagogy, and performance to demonstrate how embodied research can preserve artistic legacies, inspire new interpretations, and serve as a model for collaborative scholarship across the arts.