Carabinier (dance) explained

The carabinier (Haitian; Haitian Creole: Karabinye, English: carabineer) is a traditional cultural dance from Haiti that originated back to the time of the Haitian Revolution deriving from a section of the kontradans that is said to have evolved into the méringue or mereng (Haitian Creole) dance.[1] [2] [3]

Origins

Just after the Revolution of 1804, European figure dances (contredanse, lancers, and the quadrille), accompanied by Kongo influences (chica, banboula and the kalenda), hybridized into a couples dance named after the Carabiniers rifle regiments in the Haitian army.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: A Day for the Hunter, a Day for the Prey: Popular Music and Power in Haiti . Averill, Gage. 15 April 2008 . 9780226032931 . 20 March 2014.
  2. Book: Caribbean and Atlantic Diaspora Dance: Igniting Citizenship . Daniel, Yvonne . 78 . 1989 . 9780252036538 . 22 January 2015.
  3. Book: Popular Musics of the Non-Western World: An Introductory Survey . Manuel, Peter . 1988 . 73 . 978-0-19-506334-9 . 22 January 2015.
  4. Book: A Day for the Hunter, a Day for the Prey: Popular Music and Power in Haiti . Averill, Gage. 15 April 2008 . 9780226032931 . 20 March 2014.

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