The Don Dance: An Expression of Karen Nationalism

From: Voices | Date: October 1, 2006| Author: MacLachlan, Heather | Copyright information

How do Karen people define themselves as Karen? This question has particular import for one community in New York State-the Karen of Utica. The two hundred members of this group affirm their distinctiveness in part by celebrating a day that is special to Karen people worldwide. Since their arrival in Utica in 1999, every January they dance the don dance, a dance created and practiced only by Karen people. This article will discuss the performance of the don dance in another context: in a refu...

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