{"product_id":"caribbean-dance-from-abakua-to-zouk-how-movement-shapes-identity-paperback-1","title":"Caribbean Dance from Abakuá to Zouk: How Movement Shapes Identity - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusanna Sloat\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCaribbean Dance from Abakuá to Zouk\u003c\/i\u003e is an unprecedented overview of the dances from each of this region's major islands and the complex, fused, and layered cultures that gave birth to them. The authors in this collection, from distinguished cultural leaders to highly innovative choreographers, reveal how dance shapes personal, communal, and national identity. They also show how Caribbean rhythms, dances, fragments of movement, and even attitudes toward movement reach beyond the islands and through the extensive West Indian diaspora communities in North America, Latin America, and Europe to be embraced by the world at large.From the anthropological to the literary and from the practical to the creative, these dances are explored in the contexts of social history, tradition, ritual, and performance. Connections are made among a fascinating array of dances, both familiar and little known, from culturally based to newly created performance pieces. Particular emphasis is placed on the African contribution in making Caribbean dance distinctive. An extensive glossary of terms and more than 30 illustrations round out the book to make it the most complete resource on Caribbean dance available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusanna Sloat is a writer, editor, and arts consultant in New York City. She has written extensively on modern, postmodern, and many forms of ethnic dance as an associate editor of \u003ci\u003eAttitude--The Dancers' Magazine. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 8.9 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47577260622045,"sku":"9780813029047","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/WqcOqN3md79780813029047_2a8f8685-b988-4906-9fa0-43dd234fbcae.webp?v=1773476177","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/caribbean-dance-from-abakua-to-zouk-how-movement-shapes-identity-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}