African Dance

by Welsh, kariamu; Hanley, Elizabeth A.; D'Amboise, Jacques

• ISBN13: 9781604134773
• ISBN10: 1604134771
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

The ancient tradition of African dance has influenced dance styles all over the world. It is used to commemorate many annual ceremonies and activities, such as rites of passage and the harvest, and it is also an important form of recreation, religious expression, and storytelling. In African Dance, Second Edition, the varied cultures of Africa and their respective dances are explored, along with the effects that colonialism had on the art form.

Author Biography

Kariamu Welsh, a professor of dance and the department chairperson of the Esther Boyer School of Music and Department of Dance at Temple University, received her Doctor of Arts from New York University and her MAH from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She serves as the director of the Institute for African Dance Research and Performance and is the artistic director of Kariamu Company: Traditions and the founding artistic director of the National Dance Company of Zimbabwe. Welsh is the creator of the Umfundalai dance technique, a Pan-African contemporary technique that has been in existence since the 1970s.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 6
Foreword	p. 9
Dance as a Reflection of Life	p. 13
West African Dances	p. 38
East and Central African Dances	p. 63
North African Dances	p. 78
Southern African Dances	p. 99
Surviving Colonialism	p. 113
Chronology	p. 117
Glossary	p. 120
Bibliography	p. 125
Further Resources	p. 127
Picture Credits	p. 129
Index	p. 130
About the Author	p. 135
About the Consulting Editor	p. 136
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The ancient tradition of African dance has influenced dance styles all over the world. It is used to commemorate many annual ceremonies and activities, such as rites of passage and the harvest, and it is also an important form of recreation, religious expression, and storytelling. InAfrican Dance, Second Edition, the varied cultures of Africa and their respective dances are explored, along with the effects that colonialism had on the art form.

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