Dance Studies Association 2026 Research Presentation

Recipient of a Dance Studies Association Fellowship supporting participation in the 2026 Annual Conference.

Presenting research at the 2026 Dance Studies Association Annual Conference and serving as a facilitator for the Tropicar Hub, a collaborative research space examining choreography, geography, cultural circulation, and peripheral intensities.

Conference presentation

“Are You Tibetan?”: Legibility Regimes, Lineage, and Pluriversal Accountability in Asian Diaspora Dance

Valkyrie Yao will present “‘Are You Tibetan?’: Legibility Regimes, Lineage, and Pluriversal Accountability in Asian Diaspora Dance” at Dance Studies Association 2026. The paper examines how Asian diasporic dance is read, misread, and positioned through institutional habits of recognition. It considers lineage, cultural accountability, and the limits of legibility within dance and performance studies.

Role

Presenter and Tropicar Hub Facilitator