Making Caribbean Dance

Continuity and Creativity in Island Cultures

Susanna Sloat

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University Press of Florida
04 February 2025

Dance; Ethnic studies

Explore the vibrant and varied dance traditions of the Caribbean islandsCaribbean dance is a broad category that can include everything from nightclubs to sacred ritual. Making Caribbean Dance connects the dance of the islands with their rich multicultural histories and complex identities. Delving deep into the many forms of ritual, social, carnival, staged, experimental, and performance dance, the book explores some of the most mysterious and beloved, as well as rare and little-known, dance traditions of the region.

From the evolution of Indian dance in Trinidad to the barely known rituals of los misterios in the Dominican Republic, this volume looks closely at the vibrant and varied movement vocabulary of the islands. With distinctive and highly illuminating chapters on such topics as experimental dance makers in Puerto Rico, the government's use of dance in shaping national identity in Barbados, the role of calypso and soca in linking Anglophone islands, and the invented dances of dance-hall kings and queens of Jamaica, this volume is an evocative and enlightening exploration of some of the world’s most dynamic dance cultures.

Edited by: Susanna Sloat
Imprint: University Press of Florida
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 2mm
Weight: 68g
ISBN: 9780813081052
ISBN 10: 081308105X
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 04 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Susanna Sloat is a writer, editor, and arts consultant in New York City who has written about many kinds of dance. She is the editor of Caribbean Dance from Abakua to Zouk: How Movement Shapes Identity, winner of the de la Torre Bueno Prize.

Reviews for Making Caribbean Dance: Continuity and Creativity in Island Cultures

""An indispensable resource that belongs on the bookshelf . . . of any serious student of Caribbean music, dance, and general culture. . . . All of the contributions are useful and informative in their distinct ways.""--Dance Chronicle ""In keeping with the themes of continuity and creativity, essayists reference racial and national groups' ancestral roots and influences even as they enthusiastically promote and celebrate evolving choreographies, highly individualized performances, newly discovered traditions, and costumes and participants. Highly recommended.""--Choice ""As a compendium of well-described and specific examples of dances that, on the whole, are rarely seen or experienced outside their specific cultural settings, Making Caribbean Dance is an excellent reference source.""--Dance Research Journal