Salsa World: A Global Dance in Local Contexts

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Abakuá dance, 115n5 Academia and dance, 3–4, 17, 22n6; decolonization of, 17; traditions of, 17 Acrobatics, 31, 77n19, 101, 113, 134, 154, 166, 177, 190 Aesthetics: African versus European, 120, 131–132, 135, 137; in ballroom dance, 126, 128–129; of Caleño style, 153; cosmopolitan, 13, 82–84, 89; dance as, 21, 142, 178, 180; Japanese, 47; of L.A. salsa, 72, 75; and legitimacy , 201; and sabor, 118, 123–126, 128, 131–132, 134, 136–137; of Santo Domingo salsa, 166, 171n15 Aficionados, 1, 12, 16, 18, 41, 53, 84, 115, 125, 168 Africa, 10, 17, 146, 179 Africando (music group), 17 Africanism, 127, 137 Afro-Caribbean dance, 8, 22–23n10, 27, 30, 40, 71, 73, 164; and Puerto Rican salsa, 120–121, 128–129, 131, 136 Afro-Cuban dance, 31, 111, 115n5, 191. See also Afro-Caribbean dance Afro-Cuban music, 34, 42n1, 66, 110, 115n5, 120–121 Agility, 143, 147–148, 177 Aguaelulos, 148–149 Aguilar, Pedro (Cuban Pete), 31–32, 42n10, 42nn12–13 Albums, 106, 119, 121, 161, 185–186, 203. See also Recording industry Alcohol, 87, 94, 106, 112, 148, 165, 170n2, 171n12; and consumption styles, 186–188, 195. See also Drinking Alma Latina (dance company), 70, 77n21 Americanization, 119 Andean music, 173, 180n3 Angelenos, 3, 9, 20 Antecedents of salsa, 31, 143, 145–146, 183 Anthony, Marc, 81, 162, 194 Anthropology and dance studies, 4, 16–17, 56 Antillean music, 145, 147–149. See also Tropical music Anton, Jimmy, 47 Apollo Theater, 34 Apprenticeship, 141, 151, 178 Appropriation, 23n17, 192, 195 Archive, dance as, 40 Argentines, 2, 155n8, 173, 203; in Spanish salsa scene, 183, 187, 189–191, 196, 197n8, 197–198n12, 198n13 Arrangements, musical, 4, 6, 30, 105, 122, 185 Arrangers, 38, 162 Arroz con habichuela (Gran Combo), 119–120 Arthur Murray dance studios, 29, 135 Asia, 35, 82, 84, 110, 125, 204 Assimilation, 20, 84, 91, 98, 151; of salsa in France, 175–176, 179–180; of salsa in Japan, 200 Associations, salsa, 60, 102, 120, 132, 137– 138n7, 161, 167–168, 192, 208–209 Index 218 Index Attire, 7, 72, 91, 149, 202–203. See also Clothing Austin, Texas, 61n17 Australians, 77n25, 95n10, 134 Authenticity, 14–15, 22–23n10, 54, 56, 100, 136, 202; in L.A. salsa, 73–74; in Midwest salsa, 81–82, 89–91, 94, 95n10; in New York salsa, 28, 35, 37, 40, 43n17 Bachata, 22–23n10, 158, 161, 168, 183, 185, 187–188, 190, 195 Bailador, 6, 141–143, 146–147, 151, 189. See also Street salsa Bailarín, 6, 141–143, 146–147, 150–151, 154, 189. See also Studio salsa Bailes de cuota, 148–149 Balada, 162, 166 Ballet, 54, 106, 129, 131, 143, 191; and New York mambo, 30–32, 43n15 Ballroom dance, 6–8, 15, 23n15, 47, 52, 54; in Cuba, 98–99, 101–103, 105, 107, 111–115; impact of, on Puerto Rican salsa, 117, 126–129, 131–135, 137; in Japan, 202–203, 210n3; and L.A. salsa, 66–67, 71, 76–77n16; and New York salsa, 26–27, 29–34, 40; and salsa in the Midwest, 85, 87, 89, 91, 95; schools in Spain for, 190–191; versus street salsa, 29, 32, 34, 130 Ballrooms, 94, 174; in Cuba, 99, 102, 104, 106– 107, 110 Barbosa Ventosa, Saúl, 197n11, 198n15 Barcelona, 9–10, 20, 182–196, 197nn1–2, 197nn7–8; dance scene in, 20 Barretto, Ray, 33, 177, 184 Barrios, 16, 19, 30–32, 94, 174–175, 180n5, 190; in Cali, 143–145, 147–149, 152, 155nn9–10; in Cuba, 104, 112; in the Dominican Republic , 157–161, 163, 165, 168–169, 170nn1–2, 171nn14–15 Beginners, 51, 167, 176, 209 Berlin Salsa Congress, 7, 13, 40 Berríos-Miranda, Marisol, 42n2 Bilingualism in dance, 52, 58 Boas, Franz, 3 Bolero, 143, 148, 158, 161, 183 Bolivians, 173, 186–188, 197n8 Bollywood, 13, 191 Bomba (dance), 4, 33–34, 51, 110–111, 121 Bongos, 152, 174, 179 Boogaloo, 32, 143, 147, 166, 191 Borders, 2, 8, 13, 18, 76n6, 154, 195 Boundaries, 3, 28, 31, 39–40, 43n23, 48, 74, 94 Bourdieu, Pierre, 95n5, 132, 201 Brazil, 8, 129, 142, 173, 190, 197n8 Broadcasts, 108, 184–185 Broadway, 26, 30–31, 57 Bronx, the, 32–33, 43n24, 50 Buena Vista Social Club, 22–23n10, 186 Businesses: clubs in New York and New Jersey, 47, 126; dance companies, 198n14; discrimination in, 88, 93; Dominican clubs, 164; French clubs and concerts, 174, 176; Japanese clubs, 207; the Palladium...