The Unity of Music and Dance in World Cultures

Contents

• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• Part I: Africa
• 1. The Bikutsi Dance of Cameroon
• 2. The Egungun Dance of the Yoruba Culture of Nigeria
• 3. The Music and Dance of Côte d’Ivoire
• 4. The Gumboot Dance of South Africa
• 5. The Music and Culture of Botswana
• 6. Dances of the Mbuti People of the Democratic Republic of Congo
• Part II: The Americas
• 7. The Bachata Dance of the Dominican Republic
• 8. The Merengue Dance of Latin America
• 9. The Merengue of the Dominican Republic
• 10. Folk and Mento Dance Traditions of Jamaica
• 11. The Reggae Dance of Jamaica
• 12. The Rumba Dance of Cuba
• 13. The Sun Dance of the Plains Indians
• 14. The Hula Dance of the Hula People of Hawaii
• 15. Swing Dancing of New York
• 16. American Jazz
• 17. Popular Dances of Mexico
• 18. The Slave Dances of North America
• 19. The Tango of Argentina
• 20. The Chacarera Dance of Argentina
• 21. The Capoeira Dance of Brazil
• 22. Brazilian Music and Dances
• Part III: Asia
• 23. The Odissi, a Classical Indian Dance
• 24. The Bharata Natyam and Kathak Dances of India
• 25. The Kundiman, Sinulog and Tinikling Dances of the Philippines
• 26. The Santacruzan Dance of the Philippines
• 27. The Dances of the Khalkas People of Mongolia
• 28. The Dances of China
• 29. The Shomyo Dance of Japan
• Part IV: South Pacific
• 30. The Kapa Haka Dance Tradition of New Zealand
• 31. Australian Aboriginal Music and Dances
• Part V: Europe
• 32. The Ballet of Europe
• 33. Igor Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes
• 34. Traditional Music and Dance of Ireland
• 35. The Flamenco Dance Tradition of Spain
• Part VI: Middle East
• 36. The Music and Dances of Afghanistan
• 37. The Saray Court Dance of the Turkish People
• 38. Traditional Music of Iraq
• Index