This book explores Mexican popular and traditional dance practices on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, addressing questions of authenticity, aesthetics, identity, interpretation, and research methodologies in dance performance. Contributors include not only noted scholars from a variety of disciplines but also several dance practitioners who reflect on their engagement with dance and reveal subtexts of dance culture.
Contributors are Norma E. Cant, Susan Cashion, Mara Teresa Cesea, Xchitl C. Chvez, Adriana Cruz Manjarrez, Rene de la Torre Castellanos, Peter J. Garca, Rudy F. Garca, Chris Goertzen, Martha Gonzlez, Elisa Diana Huerta, Sydney Hutchinson, Marie Keta Miranda, Olga Njera-Ramrez, Shakina Nayfack, Russell Rodrguez, Brenda M. Romero, Nancy Lee Chalfa Ruyter, Jos Snchez Jimnez, and Alberto Zrate Rosales.
