TY - BOOK ID - 77897172 TI - Rumba PY - 1995 SN - 0585019584 9780585019581 0253316057 9780253316059 025320948X 9780253209481 PB - Bloomington Indiana University Press DB - UniCat KW - Rumba (Dance) KW - Dance KW - Cuba KW - Dances KW - Dancing KW - Amusements KW - Performing arts KW - Balls (Parties) KW - Eurythmics KW - Rhumba (Dance) KW - Anthropological aspects KW - Social conditions KW - Refugees History KW - History KW - Refugees 20th century KW - 20th century KW - Refugees Cuba KW - DANCE KW - CUBA KW - PERFORMING ARTS KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Performing Arts KW - Social Science KW - Social science UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77897172 AB - Using dance anthropology to illuminate the values and attitudes embodied in rumba, Yvonne Daniel explores the surprising relationship between dance and the profound, complex changes in contemporary Cuba.From the barrio and streets to the theatre and stage, rumba has emerged as an important medium, contributing to national goals, reinforcing Caribbean solidarity, and promoting international prestige. Since the Revolution of 1959, rumba has celebrated national identity and cultural heritage, and embodied an official commitment to new values. Once a lower-class recreational dance, rumba has become a symbol of egalitarian efforts in postrevolutionary Cuba. The professionalization of performers, organization of performance spaces, and proliferation of performance opportunities have prompted new paradigms and altered previous understandings of rumba. ER -