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African Dance, Second Edition
  • Authored by: Kariamu Welsh; Consulting editor: Elizabeth A. Hanley, Associate Professor Emerita of Kinesiology Penn State University; Foreword by Jacques D’Amboise, Founder of the National Dance Institute
  • Also available in World of Dance Set, 8-Volumes
  • Trim Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 1604134771
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-60413-477-3
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 01/01/2010
  • Dewey Number: 793
  • Reading Level: Grades 9 and up
  • Pages: 136

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.

Specifications

Full-color photographs. Sidebars. References. Glossary. Further reading. Web sites. Index.

About the Author(s)

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.

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