This book locates the philosophy of Ubuntu as the undergirding framework for indigenous dance pedagogies in local communities in Uganda. Through critical examination of the reflections and practices of selected local dance teachers, the volume reveals how issues of inclusion, belonging, and agency are negotiated through a creatively complex interplay between individuality and communality. The analysis frames pedagogies as sites where reflective thought and kinaesthetic practice converge to facilitate ever-evolving individual imagination and community innovations.

Alfdaniels Mabingo is a dance researcher, scholar, performer and educator from Uganda. A Fulbright alumnus, he received his Ph.D. in Dance Studies from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Mabingo's dance research interrogates decolonization, Indigenous knowledge systems, postcolonialism and interculturalism in the contexts of education, research and performance of Indigenous African dances.