This chapter considers the subjective experience of the female dance practitioner as a way of examining individual practice. Inspired by a shared pursuit in seeking to better understand what our own voice is in our practice; we reflect upon how this curiosity might narrate our subjective experiences with a view to foregrounding (the) self. We consider some of the theoretical frameworks that provide a context for our own exploration of practice and emphasise the role of subjective approaches as a valid methodological approach in contributing to wider discourse.

Interwoven with the sharing of personal reflections and considerations as female educators, researchers and practitioners, we reveal how we have employed the first-person perspective in our own journeys in both our professional and personal lives. It is hoped through illuminating the female voice in dance practice that the fields of dance and dance medicine and science may place greater value on other ways of knowing and trust in practitioner intuition rather than seeking the external validation of others.