Literature - The possibilities are endless!

I have currently been working on task 4D which is to pick 3 important pieces of literature which will help me further into my final inquiry. As I am basing my inquiry on community dance and it being such a wide variety I have been struggling to focus on just 3 pieces.

I have found and ordered a book which after reading the summary looks to be perfect for what I need. So as and when that comes I will be reading and writing about it, which I highly look forward to!

I have also found multiple articles which all have very good links to my inquiry as well as having links and references to other pieces of literature. So throughout this week I will be finalising my main 3 pieces and working towards my blog about this.

So keep an eye out!

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