Two traditionally divided strains of American dance, Modern Dance and Negro Dance, are linked through photographs, reviews, film, and oral history, resulting in

Provides biographical and historical information on a group of African-American artists who worked during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s to legitimize dance of the

During the past thirty years, Native American dance has emerged as a visible force on concert stages throughout North America. In this first major study of cont

Few will dispute the profound influence that African American music and movement has had in American and world culture. Dancing Many Drums explores that influen

Former dancer Jacqui Malone throws a fresh spotlight on the cultural history of black dance, the Africanisms that have influenced it, and the significant role t