Communicating Romantic Intentions through Social Dancing

Communicating Romantic Intentions through Social Dancing

This is an analysis of how young Latino men and their female dance partners communicate their romantic intentions while dancing, or perhaps through dancing. I find that apparent ethnic and class distinctions and levels of romantic interest affect the way these people dance, especially in three key...

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Main Author: Duvall, Tracy
Language:en_US
Published: University of Arizona, Department of Anthropology 1996
Subjects:
Nonverbal communication
sexuality
social dancing
applied anthropology
ambiguity
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/110874
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spelling ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-1108742015-10-23T04:24:44Z Communicating Romantic Intentions through Social Dancing Duvall, Tracy Nonverbal communication sexuality social dancing applied anthropology ambiguity This is an analysis of how young Latino men and their female dance partners communicate their romantic intentions while dancing, or perhaps through dancing. I find that apparent ethnic and class distinctions and levels of romantic interest affect the way these people dance, especially in three key indices of romantic intentions: eye contact, hand placement, and hip position. Because these intentions are culturally unspeakable in this context, talk is important mostly for its non-referential effects. 1996 Article Arizona Anthropologist 12:105-121. ©1996 Association of Student Anthropologists Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 1062-1601 http://hdl.handle.net/10150/110874 Arizona Anthropologist en_US University of Arizona, Department of Anthropology
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topic Nonverbal communication
sexuality
social dancing
applied anthropology
ambiguity
spellingShingle Nonverbal communication
sexuality
social dancing
applied anthropology
ambiguity
Duvall, Tracy
Communicating Romantic Intentions through Social Dancing
description This is an analysis of how young Latino men and their female dance partners communicate their romantic intentions while dancing, or perhaps through dancing. I find that apparent ethnic and class distinctions and levels of romantic interest affect the way these people dance, especially in three key indices of romantic intentions: eye contact, hand placement, and hip position. Because these intentions are culturally unspeakable in this context, talk is important mostly for its non-referential effects.
author Duvall, Tracy
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title_short Communicating Romantic Intentions through Social Dancing
title_full Communicating Romantic Intentions through Social Dancing
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