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