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Dancing many drums : excavations in African American dance / edited by Thomas F. DeFrantz

African American dance: a complex history / Thomas F. DeFrantz -- Christian conversion and the challenge of dance / P. Sterling Stuckey -- Dance and identity politics in American Negro vaudeville: The ...
Raleigh News & Observer

Chuck Davis, founder of the African American Dance Ensemble, dies

Chuck Davis, founder of the African American Dance Ensemble, has died. He was 80. “It is with Great sadness, and with the utmost love and respect to the Dancer for Peace, that we announce the ...
Kansas City Star

Inside KC’s thriving African drum and dance community, younger than ever

Selah Thompson (front) teaches how the skirt is used in Afro Cuban dance to mimic natural movements seen in nature at the Traditional Music Society dance class. Susan Pfannmuller Special to The Star ...
The Santa Fe New Mexican

African dance troupe set to perform in Santa Fe facing visa issues

Increasing U.S. travel restrictions for citizens from several African nations could affect a dance performance scheduled next month at the Lensic Performing Arts Center in Santa Fe. Les Ballets ...
WLRN

‘Revelations in Rhythm’ honors the African roots of the art of tap dance

Tap dance is as much a part of Americana as blue jeans, barbecue or the Statue of Liberty. While not as popular today as it was during its “Golden Age” from 1920 to 1940, the American art form has ...