Having read Nancy Lee Chalfa Ruyter’s article “Some Musings on Folk Dance” (1995), respond to the following questions:
Define folk dance and elaborate on one of the functions folk dances serve in culture.
What happens to folk dances when they are put on stage? What happens to folk dances when they are performed for tourists? What happens to folk dances when they are transferred to the diaspora? In each of these settings what stays the same and what changes?
Referring to the vocabulary in the Lexicon, compare and contrast the terms “folk dance” and “social dance.”
Respond in your own words, using a 12pt font, double-spacing and university standard language and grammar. *Feel free to incorporate your own experiences of learning cueca and the Hora.* Minimum 750 words / maximum 1000 words. Word (.doc or docx) and PDF files accepted.
Requirements: 7850-1000
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