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Many of the authors are themselves the sources of both dance traditions created within the last decades and of significant studies about them. This work is unprecedented and, thanks to its insider perspectives, only possible as the editors have constructed it. --Sheila S. Walker, editor of African Roots, American Cultures: Africa in the Creation of the Americas

""An intriguing collection of stories about the origins and purposes of African dance . . . Hot Feet and Social Change, is a strong resource."" --African Studies Quarterly ""The collection is generally well conceived and will surely provide inspiration for the dance world."" --Choice ""Many of the authors are themselves the sources of both dance traditions created within the last decades and of significant studies about them. This work is unprecedented and, thanks to its insider perspectives, only possible as the editors have constructed it.""--Sheila S. Walker, editor of African Roots, American Cultures: Africa in the Creation of the Americas

The collection is generally well conceived and will surely provide inspiration for the dance world. --Choice Many of the authors are themselves the sources of both dance traditions created within the last decades and of significant studies about them. This work is unprecedented and, thanks to its insider perspectives, only possible as the editors have constructed it. --Sheila S. Walker, editor of African Roots, American Cultures: Africa in the Creation of the Americas

Many of the authors are themselves the sources of both dance traditions created within the last decades and of significant studies about them. This work is unprecedented and, thanks to its insider perspectives, only possible as the editors have constructed it.--Sheila S. Walker, editor of African Roots, American Cultures: Africa in the Creation of the Americas

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Kariamu Welsh is Professor Emerita of Dance at Temple University. Her books include Umfundalai: An African Dance Technique. Esailama G. A. Diouf is the founding director of Bisemi Foundation Inc. and the Arts and Culture Consultant at the San Francisco Foundation. Yvonne Daniel is Professor Emerita of Dance and Afro-American Studies at Smith College. Her books include Dancing Wisdom: Embodied Knowledge in Haitian Vodou, Cuban Yoruba, and Bahian CandomblÉ and Caribbean and Atlantic Diaspora Dance: Igniting Citizenship.

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