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Dancing Across Borders: Danzas Y Bailes Mexicanos by Olga Nájera-Ramírez
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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Book Title
- Dancing Across Borders: Danzas Y Bailes Mexicanos
- Publication Date
- 2009-05-26
- Pages
- 472
- ISBN
- 9780252076091
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
ISBN-10
0252076095
ISBN-13
9780252076091
eBay Product ID (ePID)
108884434
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Dancing Across Borders : Danzas Y Bailes Mexicanos
Publication Year
2009
Subject
Latin America / Mexico, Ethnic Studies / Hispanic American Studies, Dance / Folk, Dance / Regional & Ethnic, General, Dance / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Performing Arts, Social Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
27.3 Oz
Item Length
8.9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2008-036540
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"This stimulating collection sets a new standard for anthropological dance studies far beyond its U.S.-Mexico focus." Daniel Sheehy, author ofMariachi Music in America: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture, ''This stimulating collection sets a new standard for anthropological dance studies far beyond its U.S.-Mexico focus.'' Daniel Sheehy, author of Mariachi Music in America: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
793.3/1972
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Olga Najera-Ramirez, Norma E. Cantu, and Brenda M. Romero Part I: Contested Identities 1. Embodied Recuperations: Performance, Indigeneity, and Danza Azteca 3 Elisa Diana Huerta 2. The Zapopan Dancers: Reinventing an Indigenous Line of Descent 19 Renee de la Torre Castellanos 3. La Feria de Enero: Rethinking Gender in a Ritual Festival 48 Xochitl C. Chavez 4. Dancing to "Whittier Boulevard": Choreographing Social Identity 66 Marie "Keta" Miranda 5. Creating Agency and Identity in Danza Azteca 80 Maria Teresa Cesena Part II: Dimensions of Space and Place 6. The Semiotics of Land and Place: Matachines Dancing in Laredo, Texas 97 Norma E. Cantu 7. Dancing to the Heights: Performing Zapotec Identity, Aesthetics, and Religiosity 116 Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez 8. Traditional Dances of the Sierra Norte of Puebla: Identity and Gender Relations 138 Alberto Zarate Rosales 9. Por Que Estas Aqui?: Dancing through History, Identity, and the Politics of Place in Butoh Ritual Mexicano 148 Shakina Nayfack 10. El Baile de los Elotes : The Corn Dance 165 Jose Sanchez Jimenez Part III: Trajectories of Tradition 11. The Matachines Danza as Intercultural Discourse 185 Brenda M. Romero 12. The Ballet Folklorico de Mexico and the Construction of the Mexican Nation through Dance 206 Sydney Hutchinson 13. Dancing Culture: A Personal Perspective on Folklorico 226 Rudy F. Garcia 14. The Mexican Danzon : Restrained Sensuality 237 Susan Cashion 15. Gender as a Theme in the Modern Dance Choreography of Barro Rojo 256 Nancy Lee Chalfa Ruyter Part IV: Politics of Traditional and Innovation 16. Staging Authenticty: Theorizing the Development of Mexican Folklorico Dance 277 Olga Najera-Ramirez 17. Dance, Politics, and Cultural Tourism in Oaxaca's Guelgauetza 293 Chris Goerizen 18. Bailando para San Lorenzo: Nuevo Mexicano Popular Traditional Musics, Ritual Contexts, and Dancing during Bernalillo Fiesta Time 318 Peter J. Garcia 19. Folklorico in the United States: Cultural Preservation and Disillusion 335 Russell Rodriguez 20. Zapateado Afro-Chicana Fandango Style: Self-Reflective Moments in Zapateado 359 Martha Gonzalez Epilogue 379 Selected Bibliography on Folk, Ritual, and Social Dance in Greater Mexico 383 Works Cited 403 Contributors 431 Index 437
Synopsis
This book explores Mexican popular and traditional dance practices on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, addressing questions of authenticity, aesthetics, identity, interpretation, and research methodologies in dance performance. Contributors include not only noted scholars from a variety of disciplines but also several dance practitioners who reflect on their engagement with dance and reveal subtexts of dance culture.Contributors are Norma E. Cantú, Susan Cashion, María Teresa Ceseña, Xóchitl C. Chávez, Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez, Renée de la Torre Castellanos, Peter J. García, Rudy F. García, Chris Goertzen, Martha González, Elisa Diana Huerta, Sydney Hutchinson, Marie ''Keta'' Miranda, Olga Nájera-Ramírez, Shakina Nayfack, Russell Rodríguez, Brenda M. Romero, Nancy Lee Chalfa Ruyter, José Sánchez Jiménez, and Alberto Zárate Rosales., Dancing across Borders: Danzas y Bailes Mexicanos focuses specifically on Mexican dance practices on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. The essays explore various types of Mexican popular and traditional dances and address questions of authenticity, aesthetics, identity, interpretation, and research methodologies in dance performance. Contributors include not only noted scholars from a variety of disciplines but also several dance practitioners who reflect on their engagement with dance and reveal subtexts of dance culture. Capturing dance as a living expression, the volume's ethnographic approach highlights the importance of the cultural and social contexts in which dances are practiced. Contributors are Norma E. Cantú, Susan Cashion, María Teresa Ceseña, Xóchitl C. Chávez, Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez, Renée de la Torre Castellanos, Peter J. García, Rudy F. García, Chris Goertzen, Martha González, Elisa Diana Huerta, Sydney Hutchinson, Marie "Keta" Miranda, Olga Nájera-Ramírez, Shakina Nayfack, Russell Rodríguez, Brenda M. Romero, Nancy Lee Chalfa Ruyter, José Sánchez Jiménez, and Alberto Zárate Rosales., This book explores Mexican popular and traditional dance practices on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, addressing questions of authenticity, aesthetics, identity, interpretation, and research methodologies in dance performance. Contributors include not only noted scholars from a variety of disciplines but also several dance practitioners who reflect on their engagement with dance and reveal subtexts of dance culture. Contributors are Norma E. Cant , Susan Cashion, Mar a Teresa Cese a, X chitl C. Ch vez, Adriana Cruz Manjarrez, Ren e de la Torre Castellanos, Peter J. Garc a, Rudy F. Garc a, Chris Goertzen, Martha Gonz lez, Elisa Diana Huerta, Sydney Hutchinson, Marie "Keta" Miranda, Olga N jera-Ram rez, Shakina Nayfack, Russell Rodr guez, Brenda M. Romero, Nancy Lee Chalfa Ruyter, Jos S nchez Jim nez, and Alberto Z rate Rosales., This book explores Mexican popular and traditional dance practices on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, addressing questions of authenticity, aesthetics, identity, interpretation, and research methodologies in dance performance. Contributors include not only noted scholars from a variety of disciplines but also several dance practitioners who ......
LC Classification Number
GV1627.D355 2009
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