Dancing with the World Part 1: The Mediterranean, West Africa and The New World
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Copyright: 2016
Pages: 250
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Dancing With the World Part 1: The Mediterranean, West Africa and The New World explains the forces that shaped these international dance forms.
Beginning with an in depth history of the dance found in the civilizations around the Mediterranean Sea, the book explores:
- West Africa's complex dance traditions that came to the New World
- History of how the America's became the origin of exciting, new dance forms
- Cultural and Social environments from which these dances developed
Chapter 1 The Ancient Mediterranean
Introduction
Mesopotamia: Sumerians, Akkadians, and Babylonians
Dance in Mesopotamia
Temple Rituals and Dances for the Gods
Marduk: Male Father God
Dance of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egyptian Religion
Muu: The Ceremonial Dancers of Funerary Processions
Egyptian Deities and Dance
Entertainment and Social Dances
Minoan Crete
Cave Sanctuaries
Greek Descriptions of Minoan Dances
Temples, Goddesses and Priestesses
Curetes: Dancing Warrior Priests of the Goddess
Mycenaean Greece
Dances of the Ancient Greeks: Classical and Hellenistic Age
Ancient Greece
Religion and Philosophy
Social and Entertainment Dances
Athletic Training and Martial Arts
Dance and Religion
Mystery Cults
The Cult of Kybele
The Cult of Dionysus
The Theatre of Dionysus
Tragedies
The End of Paganism in the Mediterranean
Christian Emperors
Conversion of Pagans to Christianity
Assimilation of Pagan Traditions
Imperial Cults and Festivals
Pagan Traditions in Christianity
Martyr Cults and Saint’s Day Celebrations
Dance and Music
Chapter 2 Middle Eastern Dance: The Raqs al Sharki (Belly Dance)
The Awalim and Ghawazi
Foreign Troops and Invasions of Egypt
World Exhibitions, Nightclubs, Films, and the Development of the Raqs al Sharki
Algeria, Morocco, and Turkey
Chapter 3 Flamenco and The Dance Traditions of Southern Spain
History of the Iberian Peninsula
Los Seises and Moros y Cristianos
Sarao (Court) and Baile (Social) Dances
Flamenco Dance
History of the Roma (Gypsies)
History of the Calós Gitanos or Gitano Bética (Andalusian Roma)
Term Flamenco
Development of Flamenco as a Performing Art
Cante
Baile
Flamenco Music and Dance Forms
Famous Flamenco Stars
Kathak and Persian Dance
Chapter 4 West African Dance Complex: Religious,
Court, and Community Traditions
General Information on Traditional African Dances
Categories of West African Dance
African Religion and Dance
Masked Dances (Masquerades)
Ceremonies of Possession
Cultural Shows and Entertainment
Christianity and Islam
West African Countries: Sierra Leone/Liberia
West African Countries: Ashanti People of Ghana and the Ivory Coast
West African Countries: The Yoruba People of Nigeria, Togo, and Benin
Egungun Masquerades
Igede Funeral Masquerades
Gelede/Iyale
Yoruba Religion and the Festival of Osun
Sango
Igunnu
West African Countries: Congo and Angola
Chapter 5 Danzas and Bailes of Mexico
The Aztecs
Cortés and the Destruction of the Aztec Empire
The Dances of Mexico
Danzas de la Conquista
Danza de Los Concheros and Danza Azteca
La Danza de Matachines
Danza de la Pluma
Surviving Pre-Columbian Dances
Danza de los Volodores
Los Bailarines Tigres
Los Viejitos
La Danza de los Quetzales
La Danza del Venado (Yaqui Deer Dance)
The Social Dance Traditions of Mexico
Jarabe and the Jarabe Tapatio
Veracruz and the Jarocho Son and Dance
Encuentro de Jareneros
The Mexican Danzón
Ballet Folklórico de la Universidad Veracruzana
Ballet Folklórico de Mexico
Ballet Folklórico in the United States and Other Countries
Chapter 6 Spanish Caribbean and the Dances of Cuba, Puerto Rico,
Dominican Republic, and New York City
Introduction
Sugar and the Slave Trade
Spanish Music and Dance Influences
African Music and Dance Influences
Cabildos, Día de los Reyes, and Carnival Comparsas and Congos
Cabildos de Nación
Day of Kings (Día de los Reyes)
Carnival
French Contradanse and Spanish Contradanza
Tumba Francesa (French Drum)
Contradanza Cubana/Danza
Danzón
Cuban Rumba
Cabaret Rhumba
Salsa Dance
Cuban Son
Son Dance and Salsa Dance
Mambo
Salsa
Johnny Pacheco and Fania Records
Puerto Rico: Seis, Danza, Plena, and Bomba
Seis
Contradanza, Danza, Plena
Bomba
Puerto Ricans in New York City
Dominican Republic: Merengue, Baile de Palos, and Bachata
Merengue
Bailes de Palos
Bachata
Santeria (Regla de Ocha)
Orisha
Ceremonies
Palo Mayombe and Abakuá
Chapter 7 Dances of North America: From the Virginia Jig to Hip-Hop
(Hip-Hop, Jazz, Tap, and the Traditions of African-American
Dances)
Virginia Jig
Ring Shout
West African Parading: Jonkonnu, Pinkster, Second Line, and Mardi Gras Indians
Ballroom Dances
Plantation Environment
Northern Colonies and Minstrel Shows
Illegitimate Theater and Minstrel Shows
Master Juba
The Cakewalk
Jook Joints
Public Dance Halls (1880–1910)
Before Broadway Musicals: Medicine Shows, Gillies, Carnivals,
Jig Tops, and Vaudeville
Ballroom Dances and Broadway Shows
African-American Shows
Tap, Jazz, and Eccentric Acts
The Class Acts
Acrobatic Dancing and Flash Acts
Choreographers: Buddy Bradley and Cholly Atkins
The Lindy Hop and the Savoy Ballroom
Harlem Rent Parties
Dance After the Lindy Hop
Mambo Influences
Hip-Hop 188
B-boying and Breakdance: Origins, Moves and Crews
West Coast Forms: Locking, Popping, and Electric Boogaloo
Krumping, Flexing, Jooking
Chapter 8 Tango and Samba: International Dances
from Argentina and Brazil
Tango of Argentina
Spanish Influence in Argentina
African Roots
Habanera and Polka: The Basis for Milonga and Cayengue
Immigration and the Development of Milonga
Compraditos
Dance Halls and Academias
Cayengue
Transition into Tango
Tango in Paris
Back in Argentina
Practica and the Movements of Tango
Brazil: Home of Samba, Candomblé, and Carnival
Portuguese Slave Trade
Social Dance and Samba
Candomblé: An Afro-Brazilian Religion
The Ceremony: Choreography of the Candomblé
Candomblé de Caboclo
Carnival
Kongo Kingship Ceremonies and the Brazilian Congadas
Southern Style: The Carnivals of Rio de Janeiro
Carnival Samba: Music, Dance, and School
Ranchos and Tia Ciate
Other Carnival Traditions: Cucumbys and Blocos Carnavalescos
Northern Style: The Carnivals of Salvador and Recife in Bahia
Salvador, Bahia
Recife
Capoeira: Palmares, Urban Capoeira, and African Roots
Bibliography
Ann Stabolepszy is a professor of Dance in the Department of Theatre and New Dance at the California State polytechnic University, Pomona.
She received her BA and MA degrees in Dance from UCLA, where she later did post-graduate work in the Dance Ethnology Program.
She has lectured in Dance History and World Dance and Cultures for many years. Dancing with the World Part 1: The Mediterranean, West Africa and The New World is the result of her efforts to provide students with in depth details about dance forms that are internationally known, summarized in chapters so that multiple forms can be covered during a course.
She is currently working on Dancing with the World Part 2: Polynesia, Asia and The Silk Road, to continue the story of the development of dance forms around the world.
Ms. Stabolepszy thanks the many dedicated dance teachers she has encountered both in the dance studio and academic classroom, and hopes her book brings a deeper respect and understanding of the art of Dance.