CHAPTER — RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN THE MCC
CHAPTER — RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN THE MCC Non-Premature Interpretative Closure and Ontological Validation in the Study of Casino Dance 1. Object of the Chapter This chapter establishes the methodological principles of research governing the analysis, definition, and formalization of Casino Dance within the Cuban Casino Square Method (MCC) . Its objective is to define an epistemological protocol that allows: distinguishing between perception and structure, avoiding interpretative drift, ensuring reproducibility of knowledge, and grounding ontological definitions of Casino as a choreographic object. 2. Central Problem Casino Dance, as a cultural phenomenon, has historically been transmitted empirically. This transmission has produced: multiple interpretations, absence of stable structural criteria, confusion between lived experience and object definition, and proliferation of non-verifiable discourses. Common statements include: “Casino belongs to the people and cannot be systema...