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ReVista /Dance!: Global Transformations of Latin American Culture/ Online NOW Please go to http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/revista/issues/view/547 to check out the latest issue of the DRCLAS Harvard Review of Latin American! See Press release below! There is a large selection of articles on Brazil. Please click on the following links to read about dance in Brazil: Tango, Samba, Modernity and Nation <http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/revista/articles/view/972> /Florencia Garramuño/ Creating Global Citizens in Rio Favelas <http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/revista/articles/view/985> /Jennifer Wynn/ The Impact of Japanese Culture on Brazilian Dances <http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/revista/articles/view/989> /Christine Greiner/ Forró Music in a Transnational Setting <http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/revista/articles/view/990> /Megwen Loveless/ The Fun of Forró <http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/revista/articles/view/991> /Kathleen Hunt/ Brazilian Breakdancing <http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/revista/articles/view/992> /Scott Ruescher/ The Meanings of Samba <http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/revista/articles/view/998> /Rowan Ireland/ Caboclo Ritual Dance <http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/revista/articles/view/1000> /Daniel Piper/ Cambridge, [October 10, 2007] -- What's happening in dance in Latin America? There's Welsh dance in Argentina and Japanese dance in Brazil; there's more than just salsa in New York; and well, dance is more than just dance. Dance in Latin American is a tool for enacting social change, it's a form of youth empowerment, it's a way for immigrants to hold on to ethnic roots and identity in foreign countries, and its something Harvard students and professors not only write about, but do. The Fall issue of /ReVista, the Harvard Review of Latin America /presents "Dance!: Global Transformations of Latin American Culture," an issue that explores the growing presence of Latin American Dance international and the multiple roles it plays: from tourism to combating social ills, across the world. /Dance! /coincides with a major conference, /Tango! Global Transformations of Latin American Culture/, to be held at Harvard October 26 and 27. Published by the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, /ReVista/ focuses on different themes in Latin America and is distributed free of charge throughout the United States, Latin America and Europe to thousands of readers. In this special issue on dance, authors from the United States, Latin America and Australia--- professors, dancers students, and community activists---discuss their varying experiences and perspectives on dance in Latin America. The issue features essays in English, paintings, drawings and photographs, along with accounts in Portuguese and Spanish. Dance promotes understanding of the social, political, economic, and cultural present in the art form of dance throughout Latin America. Many of the articles focus on dance as a tool for social empowerment, bringing to the readers' attention that dance is not simply an art form, but also a mean of creating political and social change. The Dance! issue also focus on the following themes: Tango!, Transforming Lives, The Diaspora Dances, Shaping Identity, Beyond the Tourist Gaze and Making a Difference. Beyond looking at the presence and different styles of dance in Latin American countries, Dance! also looks at the multiple roles dance can play in cultures across Latin America, Spain and Latino communities in the United States. Subscriptions and individual copies of Revista are available free of charge. Educators who wish multiple copies of ReVista for classroom use are encouraged to pay postage costs, and donations are welcomed to cover library subscriptions to Latin America. You may sign up for subscriptions (which will not include the dance issue) on-line. /ReVista: The Harvard Review of Latin America's winter issue Dance!/ will be available on October 19, 2007 and shortly thereafter on the DRCLAS website at http://www.drclas.harvard.edu/publications/revista. For classroom copies or press information, please contact: June Carolyn Erlick Editor-in-chief, /ReVista/ DRCLAS 1730 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Publications Director at jerlick(a)fas.harvard.edu <mailto:drpub@fas.harvard.edu> or 617-495-5428.