Steppin' on the blues : the visible rhythms of African American dance
Steppin' on the Blues explores not only the meaning of dance in African American life but also the ways in which music, song, and dance are interrelated in African American culture. Dance as it has emanated from the black community is a pervasive, vital, and distinctive form of expression - its movements speak eloquently of African American values and aesthetics. Beyond that it has been, finally, one of the most important means of cultural survival
History
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"Gimme de kneebone bent" : music and dance in Africa
"Keep to the rhythm and you'll keep to life" : the style of African American vernacular dance
Overture to vocal choreography : vernacular dance on "stage" (slavery 1950)
"Let the punishment fit the crime" : the vocal choreography of Cholly Atkins
The history of bands : from African rituals to New Orleans : second lines: the FAMU marching 100 : historical overview
colonial America to World War I
The FAMU marching 100 : from ballpark bleachers to national TV
African American secret societies : remembering the past and facing the future fraternities and sororities : "a way of remembering"
Stepping : regeneration through dance in African American fraternities and sororities : regeneration through dance
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2014