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9780865431973

African Dance : An Artistic, Historical and Philosophical Inquiry

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    9780865431973

  • ISBN10:

    0865431973

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-01-01
  • Publisher: Africa World Pr

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Summary

A collection of essays by distinguished writers,critics and artists which addresses the discipline,of African dance both on the continent and in the,wider Diaspora. Includes a contribution from the,distinguished Jamaican choreographer Sir Rex,Nettleford.,.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements
In Memory of Pearl Primus
Foreword
African Dancep. 3
Traditional Dance in Africap. 13
A Panoply of African Dance Dynamicsp. 29
African Dance: Transition and Continuityp. 41
African Dance: Bridges to Humanityp. 63
African Influences in Brazilian Dancep. 79
Dancing Under the Lash: Sociocultural Disruption, Continuity, and Synthesisp. 101
Dianne McIntyre: A Twentieth Century African-American Griotp. 131
Tap Dance: Manifestation of the African Aestheticp. 145
Traditional African Dance in Contextp. 163
In Contest: The Dynamics of African Religious Dancesp. 183
The Zimbabwean Dance Aesthetic: Senses, Canons and Characteristicsp. 203
A Bibliographic Essay and Selected Bibliography of African Dancep. 221
Contributorsp. 251
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