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This title in the American Dance Floor series provides an overview of the origins, development, and current status of Latin social dancing in the United States.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Spanish Latin Dances and Others Under the Influence
Chapter 2: Tropical Latin Dances
Chapter 3: That Latin Beat: How Latin Dance and Music Got into the United States
Chapter 4: That Latin Beat: What They Did When They Got Here
Chapter 5: Latin Exhibition and Art Dance
Conclusion
Appendix I: Online Resources
Appendix II: Latin Dance on Film
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Elizabeth Drake-Boyt, PhD, is a dance historian and adjunct professor in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN.