Baile Social Inteligente

  ARTICULO EN ESPAÑOL DEFINITIONS OF SOCIAL DANCE (Doctrinal Development – MCC 5.0) By: Yoel Marrero Author of the Método del Cuadro del Casino (MCC) The study of Casino Dance, and Cuban social dances in general, requires a prior conceptual clarification: what do we understand by social dance? In common usage, the term “social dance” is often applied broadly and imprecisely to refer to any form of dance performed in non-theatrical or recreational contexts. However, from the perspective of the Método del Cuadro del Casino (MCC), this generalization is insufficient, as it does not allow us to distinguish between forms of practice that differ substantially in their structure, their transmission, and their level of technical development. For this reason, the MCC proposes a typological classification of social dance into three major categories: Empirical social dance, Hybrid social-performative dance, Academically formalized social dance. This classification is not based on taste, but ...

  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...