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Author:

Shay, Anthony, 1936-

Title:

Dancing across borders : the American fascination with exotic dance forms / Anthony Shay.

Publisher:

McFarland & Co.,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

vii, 223 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Dance--Social aspects--United States.
Dance--United States--History.
Dance--Anthropological aspects.
Sex in dance.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-213) and index.

Contents:

Part I. Gateways -- "I nearly swooned" : empowering encounters of the exotic kind -- The early exotic dancers -- The recreational international folk dance movement -- Ethnomusicology and dance ethnology -- Part II. Genres -- Kolomania : Balkan dance as an American expression -- Belly dance : embodied orientalism -- Classical Asian dance : the arduous journey -- Latin American dances : sin and sex made safe.

Summary:

"This study describes and analyzes the phenomenal popularity of exotic dance forms among mainstream Americans. Throughout the 20th century, millions of Americans have begun learning and performing various Balkan dances, the tango, and other Latin American dances, along with the classical dances of India, Japan, and Indonesia"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0786437847 (softcover : alk. paper)
9780786437849 (softcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)180881220

LCCN:

2008013472

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)