Book chapter
105An Exploration of Inspiration, Imitation, and Cultural Appropriation in Dance in the USA
Milestones in Dance in the USA
2023
Abstract
What inspires us to dance? There are almost as many answers to this question as there are dance styles. This chapter looks at the history of how dance practices have been created, modified, appropriated, and developed throughout the 20th and 21st centuries in the USA, and the sources and trends which guide that invention and reinvention. The creativity of choreographers in the USA involves appreciating the emergence of global communication in the beginning of the 20th century. White mainstream dancers, choreographers, and audiences were just beginning to be exposed to world views different from the Western White mainstream which had dominated American and European culture in prior centuries. This chapter examines the results of that cultural intermingling which lead to borrowing and imitating, an unequal force, which often resulted in cultural appropriation and stereotyping. The concept of creating hybrid forms of dance will be scrutinized alongside issues of ownership and authenticity.
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- Title
- 105An Exploration of Inspiration, Imitation, and Cultural Appropriation in Dance in the USA
- Creators
- Miriam Giguere
- Contributors
- Elizabeth McPherson (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Milestones in Dance in the USA
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Edition
- 1
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Performing Arts
- Other Identifier
- 991020542459704721