CUBAN SOCIAL DANCES: ONTOLOGICAL FOUNDATION, TAXONOMIC CRITIQUE AND TERMINOLOGICAL FORMULATION IN MCC
CUBAN SOCIAL DANCES: ONTOLOGICAL FOUNDATION, TAXONOMIC CRITIQUE AND TERMINOLOGICAL FORMULATION IN MCC Abstract This article establishes a formal critique of the traditional nomenclature used in the classification of Cuban dances, highlighting its epistemological limitations and technical consequences. Based on this critique, the term Cuban Social Dances is proposed as a precise functional category, and an ontological typology is introduced based on origin and degree of formalization: Empirical Cuban Social Dances and Well-Formed Cuban Social Dances , within the framework of the Cuban Casino Square Method (MCC). 1. Problem of Traditional Nomenclature The dominant institutional classification in Cuba has historically organized dance manifestations into three main categories: Folk dances (mainly Afro-Cuban) Cuban popular dances Peasant dances Within this structure, an additional subdivision has been introduced: Ballroom dances Popular dances However, this system presents structura...