Contents

1 Introduction - Embodied Identities: Reshaping Social Life Through Sport and Dance

2 Bodying Forth a Room for Everyone: Inclusive Recreational Badminton in Copenhagen

3 Embodying Success: Identity and Performance in Children's Sport

4 Embodied Play and Gender Identities in Competitive Handball for Children in Norway

5 Long- distance Football Support and Liminal Identities Among Norwegian Fans

6 'Ladies, Just Follow His Lead!' Salsa, Gender and Identity

7 The Aikido Body: Expressions of Group Identities and Self- Discovery in Martial Arts Training

8 The Embodiment of Male Identities: Alliances and Cleavages in Salvadorean Football

9 The Irish Body in Motion: Moral Politics, National Identity and Dance

10 Football, Nation and Identity: German Miracles in the Postwar Era

11 Playing Football and Dancing Tango: Embodying Argentina in Movement, Style and Identity

12 Michezo: Dance, Sport and Politics in Dar- es- Salaam, Tanzania