%0 Journal Article
%T A critical analysis of caribbean contredanse
%J Transforming anthropology
%D 2009
%A Daniel, Yvonne
%V 17
%N 2
%P 147-154
%X 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.<p />
%G 
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 1051-0559
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1548-7466.2009.01051.x