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[email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC LA DANZA BUGABITA: THE HISTORY AND PERFORMANCE OF LOS MOROS Y CRISTIANOS FROM SPAIN TO THE MUNICIPALITY OF BUGABA, PANAMÁ By HEATHER JEAN PAUDLER A Dissertation submitted to the College of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Spring Semester, 2015 © 2015 Heather J. Paudler Heather J. Paudler defended this dissertation on April 13, 2015. The members of the supervisory committee were: Frank Gunderson Professor Directing Dissertation Michael Uzendoski University Representative Douglass Seaton Committee Member Charles E. Brewer Committee Member Denise Von Glahn Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the dissertation has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii To my maternal grandmother, Darlene Jean Swanson, in memoriam. August 3rd, 1926 – December 2nd, 2013 iii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The time dedicated to researching and writing this dissertation has been the greatest academic adventure and challenge I have yet faced. Although the general idea for this project arose before I started my Ph.D., its completion required the encouragement, involvement, and dedication of the musicology faculty at The Florida State University. Their guidance and insight were instrumental in bringing this project to fruition.