About: Grace Jones-Taylor
Grace Jones-Taylor is currently completing a B.A. in Women's and Gender Studies and Anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin. Grace teaches a style of dance known as blues dancing, a family of African American vernacular dances. She competes internationally in blues dancing and often wonders about the nature of gender and gender performance in this style. She often plays up her femininity during competitions and social dance, in a way which she wouldn't in everyday life. She is excited to further explore themes of gender performance in blues dancing in this research project.
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