Caribbean and Atlantic Diaspora Dance: Igniting Citizenship
Yvonne Daniel
Abstract
This book provides a sweeping cultural and historical examination of Diaspora dance genres. The book investigates social dances brought to the islands by Europeans and Africans, including quadrilles and drum/dances as well as popular dances that followed, such as Carnival parading, Pan-Caribbean danzas, rumba, merengue, mambo, reggae, and zouk. The book reviews sacred dance and closely documents combat dances, such as Martinican ladja, Trinidadian kalinda, and Cuban juego de maní. In drawing on scores of performers and consultants from the region as well as on the author's own professional dan ... More
Keywords: sacred dance, Diaspora dance, social dance, popular dance, combat dance, tourism, quadrille, danza, rumba, Caribbean dance
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2011 | Print ISBN-13: 9780252036538 |
| Published to Illinois Scholarship Online: April 2017 | DOI:10.5406/illinois/9780252036538.001.0001 |
