Abstract

The present essay is based on comparative fieldwork, which is discussed in detail elsewhere; however, here the emphasis is on ethnology rather than ethnography through a critical analysis of the values that inform Caribbean dance behaviors, that is, values that have marked the longevity and pervasiveness of contredanse‐derived dancing throughout the Caribbean region. The essay looks at neo‐African values concerning the centrality of dance in culture, identity in humane culture, and ancestor reverence, as well as neo‐colonial values and the Caribbean colonial experience.

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