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Book SynopsisOne of the first anthologies to focus on Mexican dance practices on both sides of the border
Trade Review"This stimulating collection expands our understanding of Mexican dance's significance by employing dance as a prism through which to view broader sociocultural issues and meaning. It sets a new standard for anthropological dance studies far beyond its U.S.-Mexico focus."--Daniel Sheehy, author of
Mariachi Music in America: Experiencing Music, Expressing CultureTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Olga Najera-Ramirez, Norma E. Cantu, and Brenda M. RomeroPart I: Contested Identities 1. Embodied Recuperations: Performance, Indigeneity, and
Danza Azteca 3
Elisa Diana Huerta 2. The Zapopan Dancers: Reinventing an Indigenous Line of Descent 19
Renee de la Torre Castellanos 3. La Feria de Enero: Rethinking Gender in a Ritual Festival 48
Xochitl C. Chavez 4. Dancing to "Whittier Boulevard": Choreographing Social Identity 66
Marie "Keta" Miranda 5. Creating Agency and Identity in
Danza Azteca 80
Maria Teresa CesenaPart II: Dimensions of Space and Place 6. The Semiotics of Land and Place:
Matachines Dancing in Laredo, Texas 97
Norma E. Cantu 7. Dancing to the Heights: Performing Zapotec Identity, Aesthetics, and Religiosity 116
Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez 8. Traditional Dances of the Sierra Norte of Puebla: Identity and Gender Relations 138
Alberto Zarate Rosales 9. Por Que Estas Aqui?: Dancing through History, Identity, and the Politics of Place in Butoh Ritual Mexicano 148
Shakina Nayfack 10.
El Baile de los Elotes: The Corn Dance 165
Jose Sanchez JimenezPart III: Trajectories of Tradition 11. The
Matachines Danza as Intercultural Discourse 185
Brenda M. Romero 12. The Ballet Folklorico de Mexico and the Construction of the Mexican Nation through Dance 206
Sydney Hutchinson 13. Dancing Culture: A Personal Perspective on
Folklorico 226
Rudy F. Garcia 14. The Mexican
Danzon: Restrained Sensuality 237
Susan Cashion 15. Gender as a Theme in the Modern Dance Choreography of Barro Rojo 256
Nancy Lee Chalfa RuyterPart IV: Politics of Traditional and Innovation 16. Staging Authenticty: Theorizing the Development of Mexican
Folklorico Dance 277
Olga Najera-Ramirez 17. Dance, Politics, and Cultural Tourism in Oaxaca's Guelgauetza 293
Chris Goerizen 18.
Bailando para San Lorenzo: Nuevo Mexicano Popular Traditional Musics, Ritual Contexts, and Dancing during Bernalillo Fiesta Time 318
Peter J. Garcia 19.
Folklorico in the United States: Cultural Preservation and Disillusion 335
Russell Rodriguez 20.
Zapateado Afro-Chicana
Fandango Style: Self-Reflective Moments in
Zapateado 359
Martha Gonzalez Epilogue 379
Selected Bibliography on Folk, Ritual, and Social Dance in Greater Mexico 383
Works Cited 403
Contributors 431
Index 437
