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National Rhythms, African Roots: The Deep History of Latin American Popular Dance (Dialogos) (Diálogos Series) (Updated Edition) by John Charles Chasteen, Lyman L. Johnson (Series Editor) Paperback, 269 Pages, Published 2004 ISBN-10: 0-8263-2941-1 / 0826329411 ISBN-13: 978-0-8263-2941-7 / 9780826329417 When John Charles Chasteen learned that Simon Bolivar, the Liberator, danced on a banquet table to celebrate Latin American independence in 1824, he tried to visualise the scene. How, he wondered, did the Liberator dance? Did he bounce stiffly in his dress uniform? Or did he move his hips? In other |