Describes the history, customs and traditions of Latin American and Caribbean dance.

Arguably the world's most popular partnered social dance form, salsa's significance extends well beyond the Latino communities which gave birth to it. The growi

Caribbean Dance is an overview of the dances from each of this region's major islands and the complex, fused, and layered cultures that gave birth to them.

Initially branching out of the European contradance tradition, the danzón first emerged as a distinct form of music and dance among black performers in ninetee

The function of dance in Latin/o American culture is the focus of the essays collected in Everynight Life. The contributors interpret how Latin/o culture expres