
World of Dance: Latin and Caribbean Dance |
Book Category:
Juvenile Nonfiction > Performing Arts > Dance
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Author:
Margaret Musmon
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Editor::
Elizabeth A. Hanley
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 13:
9781604134810
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Price:
USD 35.00
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Publication Year:
2010
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Publisher Info
Infobase. InquiryBook Description
The 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.