Caribbean and Atlantic diaspora dance : igniting citizenship /

" In Caribbean and Atlantic Diaspora Dance: Igniting Citizenship, Yvonne Daniel provides a sweeping cultural and historical examination of diaspora dance genres. In discussing relationships among African, Caribbean, and other diasporic dances, Daniel investigates social dances brought to the is...

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Main Author: Daniel, Yvonne, 1940-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana, Ill. : University of Illinois Press, [2011], ©2011
Urbana, Ill. : c2011
Urbana, Ill. : ©2011
Urbana, Ill. : [2011]
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1 Diaspora Dance: Courageous Performers 1
  • Chapter 2 Diaspora Dance in the History of Dance Studies 20
  • Chapter 3 Contredanse and Caribbean Bodies 41
  • Chapter 4 Creole Dances in National Rhythms 77
  • Chapter 5 Caribbean Popular Dance Transformations 93
  • Chapter 6 Parading the Carnivalesque: Masking Circum-Caribbean Demands (with Catherine Evleshin) 108
  • Chapter 7 Resilient Diaspora Rituals 129
  • Chapter 8 Ferocious Dance 159
  • Chapter 9 Tourism, Globalization, and Caribbean Dance 170