A bold call to action against heteronormativity in the world of Dancesport. This book is a must-read for advocators for inclusivity and anyone seeking deeper inspiration on how to become a change maker for a more just society.

Yen Nee Wong, University of Leeds, UK

Bold, rigorous, and deeply reflective, this book bridges theory and lived experience to analyze power structures but also resist them, offering a vision of what an inclusive DanceSport world might look like. Meneau's work is a courageous critique of oppressive systems and a passionate invitation to resist, reimagine, and reconfigure cisheteronormative DanceSport. Methodologically innovative and scientifically courageous, this book closes one of the most significant gaps in dance research while opening up radical new avenues.

Andrea D. Buehrmann, University of Goettingen, Germany

Val Meneau turns a critical lens on Latin American competitive dance sport, exposing the intricate mechanisms through which heteronormativity and gender binaries are produced, maintained, and celebrated. Through a bold mix of queer theory, lived dance experience, and visual documentation, Meneau demonstrates how the seemingly fluid art of dance is tightly choreographed by norms of sexuality, gender, and embodiment. Far more than a critique, this is a manifesto of movement and resistance-an invitation to reimagine dance sport as a space of queer possibility and radical inclusion.
A must-read for scholars, dancers, and anyone invested in the politics of the body, identity, and performance.

Ralph J. Poole, University of Salzburg, Austria