Caribbean Dance from Abakua to Zouk

How Movement Shapes Identity

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

Av University Press of Florida, Susanna Sloat

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This is an overview of the dances from the Caribbean's major islands and the complex cultures that have given birth to them. It shows how Caribbean rhythms, dances, fragments of movement and even attitudes toward movement reach beyond the islands and through the West Indian diaspora communities.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-10-31
Mått147 x 252 x 31 mm
Vikt779 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor432
FörlagUniversity Press of Florida
ISBN9780813025490

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"A wonderful and unique comparative examination of both the diversity and commonality of Caribbean dance forms... allows one to see Caribbean dance in all of its exuberant complexity." - Sheila S. Walker, director of the Center for African and African-American Studies, University of Texas "A tour de force anthology in a Creole mode.... Shaped by committed and articulate voices, this volume reveals the complexities and power of Caribbean dance in its multiple aesthetic, historical, and cultural currents." - Joan D. Frosch, University of Florida