Abstract
Cynthia Oliver connects the Anglophone islands of the West Indies by calypso and its offshoot soca and the dancing done to this infectious music. She celebrates its early dispersion by radio, her relatives on St. Croix in the Virgin Islands diverse ways of dancing to calypso, the sexy carnival boat rides of St. Thomas, and the hip circling wining that prevails today all over the Caribbean and the diaspora. This leads her to begin a tangy pan-Caribbean dance performance piece, “Rigidigidim De Bamba De,” by diaspora-diverse women who delve into their island memories, conflicted and joyful, while playfully wining.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Making Caribbean Dance |
| Subtitle of host publication | Continuity and Creativity in Island Cultures |
| Editors | Susanna Sloat |
| Publisher | University Press of Florida |
| Chapter | 1 |
| Pages | 3-10 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0813034671, 9780813034676 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2010 |
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Keywords
- calypso
- soca
- West Indies wining
- Caribbean wining
- St. Croix
- St. Thomas carnival
- Virgin Islands danciing
- Rigidigidim De Bamba De
- Caribbean diaspora
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities(all)
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Oliver, C. (2010). Rigidigidim De Bamba De: A calypso journey from start to ... In S. Sloat (Ed.), Making Caribbean Dance: Continuity and Creativity in Island Cultures (pp. 3-10). University Press of Florida. https://doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813034676.003.0001