Dancing from the Heart: Movement, Gender, and Sociality in the Cook Islands 9780824862121

Dancing from the Heart is the first study of gender, globalization, and expressive culture in the Cook Islands. It demon

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Table of contents :
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Map 1. Oceania
PROLOGUE
On the Beach: An Introduction
1. ‘Are Karioi, Houses of Entertainment: Dance in History
2. The Politics of Contemporary Dance
3. Shy Girls and Show-offs: Dancing Local Values
4. Paramount Queens: Femininity and Global/Local Dissonance
5. Outing: Dancing after Dark
6. Over the Reef: Dance in a Time of Transition
EPILOGUE
APPENDIX: COOK ISLANDS DANCE GENRES
NOTES
GLOSSARY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dancing from the Heart: Movement, Gender, and Sociality in the Cook Islands
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