Ethno Identity Dance for Sex, Fun and Profit: Staging Popular Dances Around the World - 9781137593177

People all over the world dance traditional and popular dances that have been staged for purposes of representing specific national and ethnic groups. Anthony Shay suggests these staged dance productions be called ôethno identity dancesö, especially to replace the term ôfolk dance,ö which Shay suggests should refer to the traditional dances found in village settings as an organic part of village and tribal life. Shay investigates the many motives that impel people to dance in these staged productions: dancing for sex or dancing sexy dances, dancing for fun and recreation, dancing for profit - such as dancing for tourists - dancing for the nation or to demonstrate ethnic pride. In this study Shay also examines belly dance, Zorba Dancing in Greek nightclubs and restaurants, Tango, Hula, Irish step dancing, and Ukrainian dancing.

• | Author: Anthony Shay
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Sep 12, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 287 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Performing Arts
• | ISBN-10: 1137593172
• | ISBN-13: 9781137593177