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Throughout its history, the United States has become a new home for thousands of immigrants, all of whom have brought their own traditions and expressions of ethnicity. Not least among these customs are folk dances, which over time have become visual representations of cultural identity. Naturally, however, these dances have not existed in a vacuum. They have changed--in part as a response to ever-changing social identities, and in part as a reaction to deliberate manipulations by those within as well as outside of a particular culture.

Compiled in great part from the author''s own personal dance experience, this volume looks at how various cultures use dance as a visual representation of their identity, and how traditional dances change over time. It discusses several parallel layers of dance: dances performed at intra-cultural social occasions, dances used for representation or presentation, and folk dance performances. Individual chapters center on various immigrant c

Choreographing Identities

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      Publisher McFarland & Company
      Published 9/25/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780786426003
      978-0786426003
      ISBN-10 0786426004
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      Book Synopsis

      Throughout its history, the United States has become a new home for thousands of immigrants, all of whom have brought their own traditions and expressions of ethnicity. Not least among these customs are folk dances, which over time have become visual representations of cultural identity. Naturally, however, these dances have not existed in a vacuum. They have changed--in part as a response to ever-changing social identities, and in part as a reaction to deliberate manipulations by those within as well as outside of a particular culture.

      Compiled in great part from the author''s own personal dance experience, this volume looks at how various cultures use dance as a visual representation of their identity, and how traditional dances change over time. It discusses several parallel layers of dance: dances performed at intra-cultural social occasions, dances used for representation or presentation, and folk dance performances. Individual chapters center on various immigrant c

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