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16 ‘Staging Authenticity Theorizing the Development of Mexican Folk\6rico Dance OLGA WAIERA-RAMIREZ Introduction Fallin dance a dyn ansstonlexgretsie medium though ‘ch Mesa communities bth sds of the Unite State-Men Bower eat nd poston tog sense of group ett sd int. Ahough ean extraordinary widespread al conta grin ‘ul exprnon, Mein lle dace hsm ee ade did ‘cnn enacted with te ortmercltion ioe oat ‘sosumpton and there not sonata easter lore Nie Xamiz gh)" be homey, that asa ctl pheomeeaa at con Uns otras lage sare of prticguats a ptt folio ‘knee satiny those need in sues cra psentain, ‘odinerpreatin Furthermore argue hatin cre al apc the gine flr dane, mast be ecogaaed a een OR oh wh own ange characterises, My goat in thes chapter tre: Drag on my ethnographic re ‘ch and infeed by several new pblcsions on heh of dace Noi. develap ax overview ofr dance, proving = dcucon ot emergece and deveapmet in Mexico andthe United Stes Se. ‘od empopng conn of cultural performace xpath ange of ls itrtons and asthetc eins among dancers ho pataein "beetle phenomenon in ondr's beter sndetand what contr iio dane «genre In the proceso epithe nan of. "mii wt sow that by uadeanding alin ane preseuttions «ster performance” we an beter sppredtethe dvs amang the roups ends more importa, inert he performance moe eect ones NaconaistesNatonalist Dances “Thefts in coleting ad peeing Menican fk dance ses back Tes othe eat pat ofthe romani sional orion posreveatin fy Meco During the i205 the Menem goverent sponsored varius ‘os tnugh he Secretar de cain Pls (SEP) to collet ak ances rm thoughnt Nic oleae tht dance was ght in the pblchons Ina, cut misions were tbls withthe pa ‘ texing a unted oan soc (Senn: Snche 96); by 94 ‘hese masa were speci amiged the kf dying and cling Faden mui at an crammed 39; nee 13) Wing in {publ far the era sonar, Galler Foe xine the importance ol dnc ‘masts ela we ovate pte hon em amas (erat sl esr “mon popes petty ‘Stace ano sae eps are ‘moins mis indonetra sf jlr en ats Del {essons Cae os cm prow ha a ‘ence the cla isons ce ve nial ning foe theo ad ethdelagy the fore colecto rojt eae aap Anteater ofits an ee offaoevaryangin eal (rede 07) Despite tee intatns the lKloe colertant monet uid he {ager galt poidngaresure forte retin ofa sic reese ‘on othe ders lth Mesean ration, Treugout the ans unde be Siopeesfthe SP cultural msn, fl dancen cone Baugh" ‘he plc cob as ames of aiinghationl ped i escent rom ie of cooperation nd commun ssa (Booth 96) Th dion fo eng the work of he casual mslonats, SEP bo sponsored nabe fea ht ested indigenous regan cine For eamale einnngin athe Gran Nach enc Rede Tonge de Chappe in Meio City ted seta raion Ahacces tom vara pats of Mes Sis 8, he Fest Pr \ ~ sera wa stl to pte! “cna ptr bade ste “ens, monifscons iia (Dall 9934! 34h Feta ‘deDanaas Mesianamaseld othe Testo lp withthe expressed pa fpreenting bale” heal dance performances) bused on ov pred by Mexican rion an ingens dace (Dall) Toft ‘inal and ptt collection istration an disemnaton of fk dance nag EP eal th Eas Nina de Dana rat ance schol nde by th ern Daring posrevltonary period fk dance era he ateton seer dance cpus whose choreopapers Dogan exerting ‘ehh en integrating sien nk elon meal io het ‘mn dance an cus bl presenta! fin domed ‘pions occured 9, when Anna Por, = famous Rain Oa Tin, danced the aabe pati on pont in near preseatns a Mesa Caught pin he ntonait fer, dance chotsgepes ach ‘Nelle and Gloria Campobelo ssbsequeny deveape pec its ined by he Mean Retlten Late, Walden" and At Sky produced ‘Ser apie choreographer spective mode deco Panis in Nessa “Although dnc niionatan or ational dance (Tjader 200) asthe term mo common te reo hse yk ied ‘heave choreographic aus ems wee wed ofr o Mean ok, ‘etraditonal dance uring thi prod Scher ina aes lic bier danas radon ale pc and danas gna? The ers halt fre whe seasonal sed wat actly 0 pope lect unt the sos The Emergence of Dance Genre Ti term hl ei” eval the merging of oo pet ofan: ‘ia ale and Mescan nein fa dane The mt wel ows dance sompany ofthis pnt he Blt Flic de Mex, founded ia 952 snd dicted bythe ite Ama Herne Alnongh ter dance compe ‘Sadr choreographic thal ncorperated Mea lk ans ed themes ntti choreography ented above, tw Herons who ‘nematic deeoped snd deste ths ew dae em, Using the ‘ining techies fds bet and modern dnc, Heninde sight ‘oprmoteMencnctlre renting sptcoron waged pectic of nce and ms normed anopologil aswel shat serch the people ad cations of ancient ant cotemporty Mec. A dance ‘roga one fer shows sere er sppsch a ows ‘tl ote alan an ent priate to Aa foment ‘ie denon nich win bcone frets Se 1.29 nerve, Heroine can expla Be append cart recrch His asl utenti bt me ave to mabe ts Ingenogh rt pia cme Wear ae a profesional perrter™ (ery-Asog, 52 Tas Blt oli a popaiaes yen es iunded aa trsting tc of athete” Neca dances rm he very begining the alles fr llr dancer wash © fprvrve Mena ak dance and costs le resting an eer paler sow The ed the qoston What dee fcr redo ‘Soul the dance strc or choreographer ej? etn oth qusi sri this capes bo fi wan io ace the evloymen fl dance the Unie Sates, The Ris of flldicin the Unite States See cues ona at lr dane hated ia Mean ast enue in the ited Sates since teat the frm es ces (Grover Goole pa Tse ps Nera Ramiele ‘Nodnae people ued in erica bought with ten the owes 90 practice of theron atk ances ancora o perform them 8 8 ‘ned tes Thus flr presertatios were equ featiced 8 1 Foss Pa excan atonal hol) or therein a ‘ei aa kt oa tty Maen cotitsin Gre Meco.Durg thee tice tice at ao thn pt seen ance ey ‘sg tome is Meson Aan Sch hot fend ten clanesan rtf pre ag ender 9) "nado dorgthisers Meson ams ee easly gh ihe ates any prep cson coe ne ‘ocalbookson an akan spend date cnde 2 popu okt shaped moper reams een “ou Senden Moony 957 Sd Brose -ey Sool ined si deespon then an me ely Soe ped poo epi sf wre gad oe {ce Demi te posto he aero prt en {is thedoug rls ‘Se inte pu chance apropos he ‘no commun neva rpc ret cosy ‘asin th tego flr dnc fous a be Uae staple Cheatin Daring pein Chins we Sihing rayne, roman presen Neva ey ‘lincarea tt oponins caltr samlaton sd be cin ay pict whch ey we te. Troughs he Souths Cheer est merlin ane oecaperne te Specht denty~ah a ange sean epee os tulure=thathd been eid the Une Sats Sutter sees lstepoe ad flrindncers he llr posuctns caer Sot Mesa et ts se Chiesa these ai ort call epeion attache ors ein Mee Inman pst Chean move dew npn fro be Ne ‘Saelton Vlad Zapata were pce! arrose cornon pro Chaat and Chicanos sag roar faba) ie evolu paid and ore race ad) and sarapes index Ings ese of bry eth the Mec pesant—in soe ths eli ‘ei and valves the manent were cease rede 989), ‘Young Caanoseoreed control veer ower on and nestle ih anew ecance Daring height ofthe mrnins iro proupin the Unie Stats pbc dyed heat and der yf he Mercanbrkage, peforng in ret of ones nln able schoal, corsa cents pois, nd church seis The undying pencin thee arid perfixming contexts ase rome Yan of Chan ees. alo groupe fied with nies fore np nec otensnoledinecrtrent ert atric Chicanos tothe iesttions he rationale hid ths ws ta the presence folie ‘pocp ons university capusindated to rnpecte aden thigh "Seton vata osly ad hat once they esl hey mold eee Poste cll tafrcement Daring the 0 and asp th carl ‘prt waa mach eed cme especially fr workings Chicano, any whom sa eu of spec scholarships and grants inci the GUD, were etring univers fr the ft me, For may Chicos ten. fllnc dancecreda mens threagh wih Menicancutare cold eresperited an potted Haldane tobe ‘ugpedaschisorealsoarce ofall formation however sme messes Idtodetakenosszethtthone ances etaredin the ef crore were in rote inthe tadions the Msc peop hat ‘34, Chcans sponsored dane worhop inthe Unied Se tht etre mesos ordre strc fom Mec Eventi there worship e ‘oped US. based alive dance onpnzations sah Axo Niclonal de Gage Flitrieo ANG! funded 975, od Drea Union ings Antes optien fer een information fon Meld oso sudy with tlie flrs dance companies in Maceo even tengagein chor eid scar In any cele thei counteracts ‘cro he ord folic dances inthe United Sse uy Became ‘one is he qin "athens? (Deconstrvting Authenticity The concept oath aries in many contests ata yt deine betwen the rea” andthe “skeadtinton atom the surface pers ‘ober sighed he role "ae a means conned ofl dene bat rater esiring a ol Sa ovan nbenannnine Dre if i Ma Cr Ft Sethe lad tenet Neral oo) for eal ont dane lam wn sere Spcapc geen en ean net har de elt dlrs en? Anke pec Sf pment cs ine ian deed ten as \ vase AUTMENTICIY = 385 sa pee contemporary aes and ele? Sch guns ple ‘ay ico groups ane eeraed eed eters wel cee epee (NijosRante 98 Wer 93). Tog argue tht we mt takes Amal Hraner aim hl dace saps’ tha thes eran Payee Ths rs al ete rade rif wat top logit Ietonsuge eros" eran (Sgr Abahatst ‘Mcaloon i) Fle Rar Baum diesel errant ‘acral pentane in which members ofc pte cote ‘daly or temas nd ters in perormanc® (9H 3), Uneraning lle dane preentaons ctrl peimances cts eon owt bing payed he intent of peta nd ‘ey rte concern veh tery he anes tees Tht Sieccompng eer ieigeprsetd tg he men ace dln ha eng Cccimniued abst Mesan throgh the dnc performs a em ‘ster concepalnng ire dance prsctstons ss cal pet | ‘cess eng dance the ier nol the ge J Using the cone ctrl performance econ Begin wort pa. star arseieemploye by fico dancer set lets and foals, Al cull pefrance provide terete es wii ich ‘heat of ommetetin Gin tht ae the flrs perfomance) tobe dered. Therefore cnminng the specie lb ance rope cupoy {ent theses pote cial nurmaton concern he te Aes ad sages ofthe ptr dance company Ae del shove tt term “ale fire poplin by Herner ad ery specie ‘eanng nb Mean ep imped fie of asl eto Slevereteat modern dane techoigueran ining ansehee sed ith “high arin Western ae’ And nde, dncer of rene ‘ate ane cance oupe inn he ehigue of dsc alt Yet Pecly because alt vole elite or hg cle, many sabseqent ‘lies doe commis coded kan nape decor gen ‘hig preserve roman day “wana oak cate In flr dance hess from ane asociton, soe ance empath etd the erm ale and instead employed sch tere rag llr "grape cumbia dancer Nor ws hs Skmpire mater of erage companies expt rected ‘te oto ca sisgin cba was ecenary oper bales arco ies egies “Despite erence in ming prices see tteatons weve a flo groups inept a manila Fetes tocrees dpa of Mescncltarefr pbb consunpin. ven tnt nusucra and coweographrs who advocate preseration ofthe “anc stnowelge that mere dupa ofthe dane it posible Ft ‘Sep Mara Hered,» epetd ance acer ro Guna ad Sf podined ations, obser Sop remo ip poo i in pp “Tm pe alps pre, aol poe” Cciecnion Gala, anther prominent dance teacher in Guar, exc “ings ance fom 2 oman cots and performing oe straps eta hangs och elaing he it cence changing teste evening core (aiafine ncaa ae uence hr the main ieee 054 ‘as gap een whe thy pce ermpaslng he Aim ue pec one exe nd preservation of expe ‘ens a tern Spans tincon en ced th {fetes ere lord) and" prs (prado? retire pin, wt arith isdetansopn hme mate ab explorer ae ws tster he aed dance preston phe oy ft Ses yop Wabow sere conection ean fle date Metin ttina: owerehe mre ofthconees TEESE ce Some dane my hoe pe Hispanic oe "iets nae sgn bees ore ‘Snag nocd) So sat anes coin tobe pete tet cmuns we eve srt ncn Scour and ele some ees, sls be cee Seam sr nd elton of perica dace. o x Seabee (py Lawn among Ang Amen aes \ the Meccan ht dance) a the name np rab a spc ein sang nd dance em) rm co (pats ea term odie 0 the pepleof Gunnar) Researcher cha Slehar 7) ond Laval (tbe unconeed evidence tht tpl dace ol et elt os, Untorunsely ns ofthe fllnce dance choreographers ho actully cand thr om search tel publi hl Sidings a Sea thy cserate the ong ough he chareoraphies hence ‘hese corde incrpee, Whe dnc stores anthope sand hnomslogsts ave contributed other am Mesh ‘ace the cola i gate ie (ete wt iggy fr tompeheosine sig of rae woes on Mean dace ‘With spctothe spe dane sep scme othe movemenisbiv oc slybeen sumed and eed Forinstance the pale vada, cen mths gino alo ea uremia ping teciqueot the vague" whe he calito ite ore ep ron tat Insts the jamping movements fs hore Whe the coo ep fer see arc tht the dances are “tonal chaeorapr ae alo cpunde he ira dance ocsalry by aamingether dance epoch isture cn be mare cay end nd tag y athe hornpapers, The codieation of ance Hepes estab parca moveet or sep spar eghnd reper tus messing my rhe thn nether caves, thee to comin the vernacular rcs "ak dio” of wing dancer coptre thecal ambiance speci ain (temporal or geographic) Forse goin “av alvanat anda gan are sone tht choreographed oma the mover it Shir facial spec in courtship pater). Danes aig pe ‘ccanimalsadealy reference prt nel ht nab he cara ‘ronment nguyen tsp contenant et fatnc dance ean cet new dance eg to eee or tte ‘ima inleaois to prt prt of Mesen J Sirf odes hve heen contracted emt her orien fend nthe ndap, An otererting an pot the dace ald as sash wae) n which te ong vert ofthe sr ae the {band nw ofthe wats, Howeier oelinene tthe worcarey as ‘eds not ony rl tothe wave Insel ain mar snes he ee vida appari for el lay oat Tas lhe wae) becomes "aoa the single worn the ers "a sls mo a crada"? "as practice of verbal ply lo for doe mesnings Both nthe Hi repression as ween the hora Tse women gray etl tnnd anteater lata 1 sms Conenprane repent one rca nd to corp en danertneden tec cotenpersy egal compost sige Te props tad! ac ances One breopaper Calle, Paurgoes expla ber psec sow ‘doesent in re (Cad Ga ur comer and rc 0, Sector criss pipet aed a mame eee Ce mand enone nomie don fu emarmasc rr sre {acrid nso ‘mans ny greiner ter dnashve noe conection othe dance aos fa jo parte an da te an agate ‘kc chowegope nore by anbroploy story nd tec ech Stamens ght png sey) eprnts pes e eu baccarat Good examples apo eh seca cushac os te de nd Hc de Rast Ae bath ered ye tema Anon acs lr ct ORME suns zaman, corde aa ald that rest {Scranton Where teacup saree ated red ese cee Sncconnads becomes ete, er pope may ald Rote

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