Perspectives on dance fusion in the Caribbean and dance sustainability : rituals of modern society / edited by Neri Torres, Aminata Cairo, Laura Donelly, Sally Crawford-Shepherd and Nzinga Metzger.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Torres, Neri, editor.

Cairo, Aminata, editor.

Donelly, Laura, editor.

Crawford-Shepherd, Sally, editor.

Metzger, Nzinga O., editor.

EBSCOhost.

Otto E. Albrecht Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Folk dancing--Caribbean Area.

Folk dancing.

Dance--Caribbean Area.

Dance.

Caribbean Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 279 pages.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Spirituality and Resistance

Chapter 1 Kriyoro Dansi: (Re)presenting the Afro-Surinamese Spiritual Winti Tradition on Stage in Suriname and in the Netherlands p. 10 / Aminata Cairo

Chapter 2 The Eternal Stream: Haitian Vodou Dance and the Dynamic of Possession as a Survival Strategy p. 27 / Rosella Molinu

Chapter 3 My Spirit Dares to Dance this Body: Black Dance as Freedom and Resistance in the History of the Americas p. 34 / Nzinga Metzger

Chapter 4 The Sustainability of Dance as an Art Form: Economics, Politics and the Philosophy of Resistance, A Non-Violent Approach to Resistance Using Alexander Technique p. 61 / Laura Donelly

Chapter 5 J'ouvert Speaks to the Present: A Kinesthetic Journey through Moments in African-Caribbean History p. 66 / Whedai Sheriff

Chapter 6 Jesus, Reigning King of Culture: The WalkHoly Kadooment Band in Barbados and its Disruption of the Sacred/Secular Divide p. 95 / Lana S. Evans

Fusion and Transnational Dance Trends

Chapter 7 Dancing Bachata in a Globalized Context: Romantic Songs that Can Be Danced p. 122 / Taro Nagano

Chapter 8 The Cultural Dancer, a Wary Ambassador: An Irish Step Dancer's Observations on Cultural Dance and its Powers and Perils as a Medium for Understanding in Modern Times p. 132 / Diandra Jones

Chapter 9 Affects of Space: Site-Specificity, Collage as Methodology and Hybridity in Contemporary Choreography p. 152 / Niurca E. Márquez

Chapter 10 Kathak and Modem Dance: A Case Study of One Choreographic Fusion p. 166 / Emily J. Morgan

Feminist Perspectives in Dance

Chapter 11 Agency and Social Transformation through Bodies in Motion: Why Dance is an Important Tool for Feminism and Gender Equality p. 178 / Lisa Sandlos

Chapter 12 Nanigi on the Horizon: Garifuna Women Perform their Legacy and Prepare the Next Generation p. 184 / Andrea E. Woods Valdes

Educating and Creating from Difference

Chapter 13 Teaching Dances of the African Diaspora: An Emancipatory and Intercultural Approach p. 200 / Rainy Demerson

Chapter 14 Improvising the Future, Expanding Perspectives of Tap Dance Scholarship p. 215 / Sally Crawford Shepherd

Chapter 15 Carimod Daaance Groundation: Ritual Practices Explode in Caribbean Contemporary Dance p. 236 / L'Antoinette Stines.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Otto E. Albrecht Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781527541160

1527541169

Publisher Number:

99983199582

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.