Lecture on the evolution of Caribbean dance by Dr Jorge Luis Morejón, from UWI’s Department of Creative & Festival Arts, during a participatory presentation at the First Symposia of Decades of Dance, Dance Festival, on October 10, 2011 at Queen’s Hall. (Photo: Anisto Alves from Trinidad Express Newspapers).
The Evolution of Dance: A Caribbean Perspective
Jorge Morejόn’s paper breaks new ground in using dance as a medium for interrogating aspects of Taino cosmology. Morejόn argues that Taino dance forms, particularly the areito, successfully withstood the encounter with Europeans, unlike the Taino population itself. His paper attempts to make a case for the inclusion of Taino dance in schools’ curricula, not merely its historical value, but even more importantly, for its potential in fostering community and self-discipline. Cludius Fergus
History in Action Journal
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