Transnational Dance and Identity in the Americas

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

This panel examines different forms of transnational dance as a means of identity formation and expression across the Americas (Cuba, Argentina, Mexico, and the United States). The presenters will speak on the Rumba craze in Cuba, slam dance in the Mexico City punk scene, Brazilian dance in the northern regions of Argentina, and flamenco in Latina/o communities in the southwestern United States.

Sub Track

• Performance Studies

Chair

• Yesenia Fernandez Selier, NYU

Individual Presentations

• Making the Transnational Rumba Body - Yesenia Fernandez Selier, NYU

• Práctica social y performance. Danza brasileña en el Norte de la Argentina (Provincia de Salta) - Grit Kirstin Koeltzsch, Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina

• Performing Toughness: The Slam Dance and the Portazo in Mexico City’s Punk Scene - Kelley Tatro, North Central College

• Por la Vida hasta el Pueblo Viejo: Flamenco and Chicanidad in the Southwest - Erica G Ocegueda, Arizona State University