Overview

This pictorial history of African American dance traces its roots back to a time of slavery and lists the characteristics that now dominate American dance. The photographs offer compelling glimpses into the world of slavery, the minstrel show, the honky-tonk and jook, the vaudeville stage, dance halls, nightclubs, movies, and much more. Most of these images are culled from hundreds of rare items in the author's collection of black dance memorabilia.

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highly recommended <i>Choice</i>; the commentary is fresh and comprehensive...illustrations are astonishing <i>Booklist</i>; Barbara S. Glass demonstrates great knowledge and exhaustive research...valuable...a worthwhile addition <i>Dancer.</i>

highly recommended Choice; the commentary is fresh and comprehensive...illustrations are astonishing Booklist; Barbara S. Glass demonstrates great knowledge and exhaustive research...valuable...a worthwhile addition Dancer.

highly recommended --Choice; the commentary is fresh and comprehensive...illustrations are astonishing --Booklist; Barbara S. Glass demonstrates great knowledge and exhaustive research...valuable...a worthwhile addition --Dancer; its abundant, well-chosen images underscore the variety of documentation available to researchers working today... The photographs are indeed the stars of the book, and several of them have not been published before --Dance Critics Association; Everything from African Dance rituals to the modern Jitterbug, Big Apple, Twist, and Break-dancing are covered in this engaging book. --Ohioana Quarterly.

Author Information

Barbara S. Glass is retired from Ohio State University, where she taught professional writing and directed the professional writing internship program. She lives in Xenia, Ohio.

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