Latin dance
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Latin dance
(The American dance floor)
Greenwood, c2011
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-155) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This title in the American Dance Floor series provides an overview of the origins, development, and current status of Latin social dancing in the United States.
Latin dance and music have had a widespread influence upon the development of other social dance and music styles in the United States. As a result, Latin dance styles are among the most important dance forms in America.
Latin Dance addresses every major style of Latin dance, describing the basic steps that characterize it as well as its rhythmic pace and time signature, and examining its development from European, African, and Amerindian influences. The author explains the range of styles and expression to be found in Latin dances primarily within the context of couples social dancing, the popularity of salsa today, and the broader social meanings and implications of their multicultural origins from the 1600s to the present. The historic connection between exhibition Latin dance and American modern dance through vaudeville is explained as well.
Table of Contents
Series Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Spanish Latin Dances and Others Under the Influence
Chapter 2: Tropical Latin Dances
Chapter 3: That Latin Beat: How Latin Dance and Music Got into the United States
Chapter 4: That Latin Beat: What They Did When They Got Here
Chapter 5: Latin Exhibition and Art Dance
Conclusion
Appendix I: Online Resources
Appendix II: Latin Dance on Film
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index
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