Brazilian bodies and their choreographies of identification : swing nation /: swing nation. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Cristina F. Rosa.
• Authors: Rosa, Cristina F
• Contents: Introduction: Choreographing Ideas -- PART I: UNDERSTANDING GINGA -- 1. Decoding Ginga Aesthetic -- 2. Historicizing Ginga -- PART II: ANALYSING GINGA -- 3. Understanding the Presence of Ginga in Samba Circles -- 4. Investigating the Articulation of Ginga in Capoeira Angola -- 5. What is it about the Baiana? -- PART III: STAGING GINGA -- 6. Brazilian Bodies and Nationalism in Dance -- 7. What is it about Grupo Corpo? -- Conclusion: The Pride and Shame of being a Swing Nation.
• Publisher Details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 281 pages)
• Subjects: 793.3/1981; PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / Modern; Capoeira (Dance); Capoeira (Dance) -- Social aspects -- Brazil; Dance -- Social aspects -- Brazil; Choreography; Capoeira (Dance); Capoeira (Dance) -- Social aspects; Choreography; Dance -- Social aspects; Performing Arts -- Dance -- General; Art -- General; Dance; The arts: general issues; Performing arts; Dance; Arts; Performing Arts -- General; Dance & other performing arts; Brazil
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137462275; 1137462272; 9781349554706; 1349554707
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.