In Arrabaldine Dances

Experiences and Tensions Between Dance Clubs in Bangu (1899-1922)

Abstract

In the first decades of the 20th century, the dance societies Flor da União and Flor da Lyra became references in terms of entertainment in Bangu and in the other suburban neighborhoods of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Bearing in mind that they were expressions of movements of identity formations and the search for local valorization, this study aims to discuss the experiences of these dancing associations, both in the logic that explains the organization, as well as the challenges and tensions that its members faced to consolidate themselves. them. As for the cutout on canvas (1899-1922), the foundation of the Flor da União society in 1899 was taken into account, and in 1922, a period in which the irradiated movements around the club's activities became increasingly occasional. In this way, we hope to elucidate a different path about the history of the neighborhood, the suburbs and Rio de Janeiro, in an attempt to understand how diverse actors were central in the formation of space, that is, they acted in the constitution of a local identity.