Choreographing Identities: Folk Dance, Ethnicity and Festival in the United States and Canada

by Anthony Shay

Throughout its history, the United States has become a new home for thousands of immigrants, all of whom have brought their own traditions and expressions of ethnicity. Not least among these customs are folk dances, which over time have become visual representations of cultural identity. Naturally, however, these dances have not existed in a vacuum. They have changed--in part as a response to ever-changing social identities, and in part as a reaction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786426004
• ISBN13: 9780786426003
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher