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From Quebradita to Duranguense: Dance in Mexican American Youth Culture
Sydney Hutchinson
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Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KLCM; ASDT; AV; JFCA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 226 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Salsa and merengue are now so popular that they are household words for Americans of all ethnic backgrounds. Recent media attention is helping other Caribbean music styles like bachata to attain a similar status. Yet popular Mexican American dances remain unknown and invisible to most non-Latinos. Quebradita, meaning little break,? is a modern Mexican American dance style that became hugely popular in Los Angeles and across the southwestern United States during the early to mid 1990s. Over the decade of its popularity, this dance craze offered insights into the social and cultural experience of Mexican American youth. Accompanied by banda, ... Read more
Salsa and merengue are now so popular that they are household words for Americans of all ethnic backgrounds. Recent media attention is helping other Caribbean music styles like bachata to attain a similar status. Yet popular Mexican American dances remain unknown and invisible to most non-Latinos. Quebradita, meaning little break,? is a modern Mexican American dance style that became hugely popular in Los Angeles and across the southwestern United States during the early to mid 1990s. Over the decade of its popularity, this dance craze offered insights into the social and cultural experience of Mexican American youth. Accompanied by banda, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816526321
SKU
V9780816526321
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