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Shaping Dance Canons
Examining a century of dance criticism in the United
States and its influence on aesthetics and inclusion
Dance criticism has long been integral to dance as an art form,
serving as documentation and validation of dance performances, yet
few studies have taken a close look at the impact of key critics
and approaches to criticism over time. The first book to examine
dance criticism in the United States across 100 years, from the
late 1920s to the early twenty-first century, Shaping Dance
Canons argues that critics in the popular press have
influenced how dance has been defined and valued, as well as which
artists and dance forms have been taken most seriously.
Kate Mattingly likens the effect of dance writing to that of a
flashlight, illuminating certain aesthetics at the expense of
others. Mattingly shows how criticism can preserve and reproduce
criteria for what qualifies as high art through generations of
writers and in dance history courses, textbooks, and curricular
design. She examines the gatekeeping role of prominent critics such
as John Martin and Yvonne Rainer while highlighting the
often-overlooked perspectives of writers from minoritized
backgrounds and dance traditions. The book also includes an
analysis of digital platforms and current dance projects-On the
Boards TV, thINKingDANCE , Black Dance Stories, and amara
tabor-smith's House/Full of BlackWomen -that challenge
systemic exclusions. In doing so, the book calls for ongoing
dialogue and action to make dance criticism more equitable and
inclusive.
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Popular Dance and Music in Modern Egypt
This book is an exploration into the history, aesthetics, social reality, regulation, and transformation of dance and dance music in Egypt. It covers Oriental dance, known as belly dance or danse du ventre, regional or group-specific dances and rituals, sha‘bi (lower-class urban music and dance style), mulid (drawing on Sufi tradition and saints’ day festivals) and mahraganat (youth-created, primarily electronic music with lively rhythms and biting lyrics). The chapters discuss genres and sub-genres and their evolution, the demeanor of dancers, trends old and new, and social and political criticism that use the imagery of dance or a dancer. Also considered are the globalization of Egyptian dance, the replication or fantasies of raqs sharqi outside of Egypt, as well as the dance as a hobby, competitive dance form, and focus of international dance festivals.
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Dancing cultures
Dance is more than an aesthetic of life – dance embodies life. This is evident from the social history of jive, the marketing of trans-national ballet, ritual healing dances in Italy or folk dances performed for tourists in Mexico, Panama and Canada. Dance often captures those essential dimensions of social life that cannot be easily put into words. What are the flows and movements of dance carried by migrants and tourists? How is dance used to shape nationalist ideology? What are the connections between dance and ethnicity, gender, health, globalization and nationalism, capitalism and post-colonialism? Through innovative and wide-ranging case studies, the contributors explore the central role dance plays in culture as leisure commodity, cultural heritage, cultural aesthetic or cathartic social movement.
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Brazilian bodies and their choreographies of identification : swing nation
\"Brazilian Bodies and their Choreographies of Identification retraces a method of swaying the body, particular to Brazil, which is commonly known as ginga. The book combines historiography and ethnography with movement analysis using a set of analytical tools compiled and tailored from distinct disciplines. As such, Cristina F. Rosa creates a 'toolbox' to map, more specifically, the presence of this polycentric and polyrhythmic system across distinct and specific realms: samba-de-roda (samba-in-a-circle) dances, capoeira angola games, and the repertoire of Grupo Corpo, a contemporary dance company based in Belo Horizonte (MG). This fascinating book examines how ginga functions at the bodily level, the multiple roles it assumes in each of these realms, and the effects that it mobilizes through choreographed and/or improvised movements, gestures, and intentions. It is an important resource for all scholars and students of international dance\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Caribbean and Atlantic Diaspora Dance
In Caribbean and Atlantic Diaspora Dance: Igniting Citizenship, Yvonne Daniel provides a sweeping cultural and historical examination of Diaspora dance genres. Daniel 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. She reviews sacred dance and closely documents combat dances, such as Martinican ladja, Trinidadian kalinda, and Cuban juego de manÃ. In drawing on scores of performers and consultants from the region as well as on her own professional dance experience and acumen, Daniel adeptly places Caribbean dance in the context of cultural and economic globalization, connecting local practices to transnational and global processes and emphasizing the important role of dance in critical regional tourism. Throughout, Daniel reveals impromptu and long-lasting Diaspora communities of participating dancers and musicians.
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