Dancing Across Borders The American Fascination with Exotic Dance Forms

Name: Dancing Across Borders The American Fascination with Exotic Dance Forms
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ISBN: 9780786437849

ISBN-10: 0786437847

ISBN-13: 9780786437849

Edition: 2008

Authors: Anthony Shay

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This study describes and analyzes the phenomenal popularity of exotic dance forms among mainstream Americans. Throughout the twentieth century and especially since 1950, millions of Americans have begun learning and performing various Balkan dances, the tango, and other Latin American dances, along with the classical dances of India, Japan, and Indonesia. While most previous studies in dance ethnography and anthropology have focused specifically on "dancing in the field," or the dancing that native dancers do in their own environments, this study turns the tables to examine the ways in which ethnic dancing has allowed many Americans to create more exciting and romantic identities through…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 4/29/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 231
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgments


Introduction



Gateways



"I Nearly Swooned": Empowering Encounters of the Exotic Kind



The Early Exotic Dancers



The Recreational International Folk Dance Movement



Ethnomusicology and Dance Ethnology



Genres



Kolomania: Balkan Dance as American Expression



Belly Dance: Embodied Orientalism



Classical Asian Dance: The Arduous Journey



Latin American Dances: Sin and Sex Made Safe


Conclusion


Notes


Bibliography


Index