Caribbean Dance from Abakua to Zouk: How Movement Shapes Identity (Paperback)
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Short Description for Caribbean Dance from Abakua to Zouk "" "Caribbean Dance from Abakua to Zouk" is an unprecedented overview of the dances from each of this region's major islands and the complex, fused, and layered cultures that gave birth to them. The authors in this collection, from distinguished cultural leaders to highly innovative choreographers, reveal how dance shapes personal, communal, and national identity. They also show how Caribbean rhyt...
Full description- Publisher: University Press of Florida
- Published: 31 October 2005
- Format: Paperback 432 pages
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- Categories: Dance | Folk Dancing | Cultural Studies | Ethnic Studies | Social & Cultural Anthropology
- ISBN 13: 9780813029047 ISBN 10: 081302904X
- Sales rank: 657,628
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Full description for Caribbean Dance from Abakua to Zouk
"" "Caribbean Dance from Abakua to Zouk" is an unprecedented overview of the dances from each of this region's major islands and the complex, fused, and layered cultures that gave birth to them. The authors in this collection, from distinguished cultural leaders to highly innovative choreographers, reveal how dance shapes personal, communal, and national identity. They also show how Caribbean rhythms, dances, fragments of movement, and even attitudes toward movement reach beyond the islands and through the extensive West Indian diaspora communities in North America, Latin America, and Europe to be embraced by the world at large.From the anthropological to the literary and from the practical to the creative, these dances are explored in the contexts of social history, tradition, ritual, and performance. Connections are made among a fascinating array of dances, both familiar and little known, from culturally based to newly created performance pieces. Particular emphasis is placed on the African contribution in making Caribbean dance distinctive. An extensive glossary of terms and more than 30 illustrations round out the book to make it the most complete resource on Caribbean dance available.
