Dancing from the Heart
- Author: Cross, Kara
Book
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Contents
- Preface
- Section 1 Chapter 1 Dance: Its Definition
- Chapter 2 Dance and Human Commonalities
- Section 2 Chapter 3 Overview: Dance as Ritual, Art, and Socialization
- Chapter 4 Dance as Ritual: Dancing Out of Fear, Gratitude, Thankfulness, Honor, Power, and Joy
- Chapter 5 Dance as Art and Entertainment
- Chapter 6 Dance as Socialization: Dancing for Affection and Bonding
- Section 3 Chapter 7 Overview: Asian Dance
- Chapter 8 Bali
- Chapter 9 Taiwan
- Chapter 10 Japan
- Chapter 11 Korea, China, Cambodia, and Vietnam
- Chapter 12 Western Asia: Uzbekistan and India
- Section 4 Chapter 13 Pacific Islanders: Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, and Tahiti
- Section 5 Chapter 14 Overview: Dances of the African Continent
- Chapter 15 Uganda and Liberia
- Chapter 16 Ghana
- Chapter 17 Malawi and Zimbabwe
- Chapter 18 South Africa
- Section 6 Chapter 19 African Dance Arrives in America
- Chapter 20 American Art and Entertainment: Tap
- Chapter 21 American and Western European Art and Entertainment: Ballet and Modern Dance
- Section 7 Chapter 22 Overview: Native Americans
- Chapter 23 Dancing for Honor
- Chapter 24 Latin America: Colombia, Peru, and the South American Indigenous Santo Daime?
- Chapter 25 Dances of Mexico
- Section 8 Chapter 26 Current Day Social Dances: Dancing for Bonding
- Appendix
- Index