Quebradita

History#

In a 2002 encyclopedia article on the quebradita, Sydney Hutchinson, the author, wrote that some people believe that the form originated from the U.S.-Mexico border area while some believe it originated in Jalisco or Sinaloa, and that the history of the dance form is “somewhat hazy”. California residents gave the new dancing style the name quebradita. In the early 1990s, this dance form became popular in Los Angeles and the Southwestern United States. Many communities and schools had quebradita dance groups staffed by young people. In the 2002 encyclopedia article, Hutchinson stated that the music continues to be performed along the U.S.-Mexico border at concerts, nightclubs, and parties, but that the quebradita had “significantly declined” in popularity as a performance and competition dance.

See also#

• Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles

References#

• Hutchinson, Sydney. “Quebradita.” In: Candelaria, Cordelia, Peter J. García, and Arturo J. Aldama (editors). Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture, Volume 2. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2004. p. 651-654. , 9780313332111.
• Simonett, Helena. “The Quebradita Dance Craze” (Chapter 2). In: Simonett, Helena. Banda: Mexican Musical Life Across Borders. Wesleyan University Press, January 30, 2001. , 9780819564306.

Further reading#

• Hutchinson, Sydney. From Quebradita to Duranguense: Dance in Mexican American Youth Culture. University of Arizona Press, 2007. , 9780816526321.
• Hutchinson, Sydney. “Danced politics and quebradita aesthetics” (Archive" (Archive) e-misférica. Hemispheric Institute, November 2006 3.2 Borders: Hybrid Imaginaries/Fractured Geographies.
• Hutchinson, Sydney. “Quebradita: The Story of a Modern Mexican-American Dance in the Arizona-Sonora Border Region.” Master’s Thesis, Bloomington: Indiana University, 2002. Available in snippet form in Google Books.