- Paperback: 218 pages
- Publisher: University of Michigan Press; Reprint edition (October 17, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0472035754
- ISBN-13: 978-0472035755
Rebel Dance, Renegade Stance shows how
community music-makers and dancers take in all that is around them
socially and globally, and publicly and bodily unfold their memories,
sentiments, and raw responses within open spaces designated or
commandeered for local popular dance. As an African American
anthropologist, musician, dancer, and photographer who lived in Cuba,
Vaughan reveals a unique perspective on contemporary Cuban society
during the 1990s, the peak decade of timba, and beyond, as the Cuban
leadership transferred from Fidel Castro to his brother. Simultaneously,
the book reveals popular dance music in the context of a young and
astutely educated Cuban generation of fierce and creative performers.
By looking at the experiences of black Cubans and exploring the notion of “Afro Cuba,” Rebel Dance, Renegade Stance explains timba's evolution and achieved significance in the larger context of Cuban culture. Vaughan discusses a maroon aesthetic extended beyond the colonial era to the context of contemporary society; describes the dance spaces of Cuba; and examines the performance of identity and desire through the character of the “especulador.”
By looking at the experiences of black Cubans and exploring the notion of “Afro Cuba,” Rebel Dance, Renegade Stance explains timba's evolution and achieved significance in the larger context of Cuban culture. Vaughan discusses a maroon aesthetic extended beyond the colonial era to the context of contemporary society; describes the dance spaces of Cuba; and examines the performance of identity and desire through the character of the “especulador.”
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