Latin and Caribbean DanceThe various cultures in Latin America and the Caribbean have produced their own unique forms of dance. Latin and Caribbean Dance highlights dances indigenous to Cuba (mambo and cha-cha-cha), the Dominican Republic (merengue and bachata), Haiti (compas and Vodou ritual dances), Argentina (tango), and Brazil (samba and capoeira). Explore how each dance has developed and been adapted through European and African influences, as well as how they continue to develop in the modern world. |
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Foreword | 10 |
Roots of Caribbean and Latin American Music and Dance | 15 |
Dances of Cuba | 26 |
Dances of Hispaniola Dominican Republic | 41 |
Dances of Hispaniola Haiti | 50 |
Argentine Tango | 58 |
Dance of Brazil Samba | 70 |
Chronology | 93 |
Notes | 98 |
Glossary | 100 |
| 109 | |
Further Resources | 110 |
Picture Credits | 113 |
| 114 | |
About the Author | 119 |
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