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By Anthony Shay

all through its background, the U.S. has develop into a brand new domestic for millions of immigrants, all of whom have introduced their very own traditions and expressions of ethnicity. no longer least between those customs are people dances, which through the years became visible representations of cultural id. certainly, despite the fact that, those dances haven't existed in a vacuum. they've got changed—in half as a reaction to ever-changing social identities, and partially as a response to planned manipulations by way of these inside of in addition to outdoors of a specific culture.
Compiled in nice half from the author’s personal own dance adventure, this quantity appears at how a number of cultures use dance as a visible illustration in their id, and the way “traditional” dances switch over the years. It discusses numerous “parallel layers” of dance: dances played at intra-cultural social events, dances used for illustration or presentation, and folks dance performances. person chapters middle on a variety of immigrant cultures. mainly the paintings specializes in cultural illustration and the way it's occasionally manipulated. Key people dance fairs within the usa and Canada are reviewed. Interviews with dancers, academics, and others provide a first-hand point of view. an intensive bibliography encompasses live performance courses and stories in addition to broader scholarly sources.

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