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from older brothers and sisters, cousins or other older children. Because cultural dance happens in everyday spaces, children often dance with older members of the community around their homes and neighborhoods, at parties and dances, on special occasions, or whenever groups of people gather to "have a good time". Cultural dance traditions are therefore often cross-generational traditions, with younger dancers often "reviving" dances from previous generations, albeit with new "cool" variations and "styling". This is not to suggest that there are no social limitations on who may dance with whom and when. Dance partners (or people to dance with) are chosen by a range of social factors, including age, sex, kinship, interest and so on. The most common dance groups are often comprised by people of a similar age, background and often sex (though this is a varying factor).
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song would then have a dance performed during it, and the term “Breakdance” was coined. Improvisation plays a key role in Breakdancing, as it lets people express themselves and their gut impulses, similar to the moves found in Spiritual African dance, as well as compete with others and show off their skills in the spur of the moment. Being able to think on one's feet is crucial for Hip-Hop and Breakdancing, and impulsivity is part of the art style. Part of the crowd aspect of Breakdancing is the concept of cypher. Cypher refers to the group of onlookers that gather around the breakdancing performers to cheer, diss, and just generally react to the competition.
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Francisco that was very popular throughout the different neighborhoods in the Bay Area, and they played music that was not super mainstream. The station was one of the first to play Hip-Hop music, and helped it get the outreach it needed to become popular throughout the large city. Hip-Hop dance became such an integral part of these communities, that different neighborhoods in the area would each have signature styles or techniques, and one could tell where someone was from just based on their moves.
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Lee Ellen Friedland and other authors argue that to talk about cultural dancing without talking about music or art or drama is like talking about fish without talking about water. Music and dance are intimately related in African-American cultural dance, not only as accompaniments, but as intertwined
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Breakdancing was created in the South Bronx, New York, in the 1970s, beginning as an underground dance movement. It started as a result of Hip-Hop music, as a physical performance during the interlude of a DJ’s set. The vocals would die out and it would be just instrumental music. This “break” in the
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Dance can also be used to bring African-American populations together. In urban settings that face a lot of gang violence, Breakdancing could be found as an alternative form of settling disputes. It utilized the mind and body to compete against each other, and a clear winner could be found based on
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The limited pictorial record indicates that the original African movements, which emphasized bending at the waist and hips, eventually faded away in favor of a more upright style, similar to European dances. However, it has been argued that this change was not an adoption of the European style, but
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tradition. African Dance is supposed to be about a person getting connected to the ground and telling their story and struggles using dance. It also allows people to feel the vibrations of their dance beneath their feet, allowing them to dance how they please, utilizing the space that they have so
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of dance which are particular to their community. Learning to dance – learning about rhythmic movement – happens in much the same way as developing a local language 'accent" or a particular set of social values. Children learn specific dance steps or "how to dance' from their families – most often
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Dance and music were a big part of African society, and that tradition carried on in the diaspora. African American slaves also used dance and music as part of their religious ceremonies and other social events in their community. Other times, dance was forced on slaves as a way to entertain slave
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in 1925, African American dance terms began to enter mainstream American slang. Terms like "jazzin' it", "goose bumps", "in the groove", and "swing" began to be used not just by the African American performance community, but average Whites too. With the move of these terms to the mainstream, the
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for their own amusement. A 1981 article by Brooke Baldwin concludes that the cakewalk was meant "to satirize the competing culture of supposedly 'superior' whites. Slaveholders were able to dismiss its threat in their own minds by considering it as a simple performance which existed for their own
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San Francisco's Bay Area was also a big contributor to the art of Hip-Hop, both in the music and the dance aesthetics. As Hip-Hop grew in popularity in New York, the West Coast funk movement was also thriving, and the two had influences on the style of the other. KMEL was a radio station in San
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created Ballet Negre, later renamed Chicago Dance Group. Dunham also choreographed a show entitled Rites de Passage in 1943, which detailed the story of her life in Haiti. This performance was one of the first of its kind that told a specifically Black story that detailed an experience White
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Katrina Thompson found that the evolution of black music and dance emphasizes dance as a form of release. In some instances, slaveholders forced slaves to sing and dance to entertain them while they worked. The act of singing and dancing for themselves thus became an act of reclamation. The
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that portrayed Breakdancing dance moves to the world. Since then, it has become an international art form and phenomenon, stretching to other countries like Germany, South Korea, Japan, and France. It has also found its way into many more professional dance areas, like the competition show
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African American dance has been an important part of competition, tradition, and cultural expression, and plays an integral role in African American culture. Many of these dance moves have also been co-opted by White dancers and entered mainstream media.
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area encompassing Virginia, Maryland, and much of North Carolina was the earliest and perhaps most influential location of the black-white cultural interchange that produced "African-American" dance. Given their cultural differences, particularly with
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to local "shows" written and choreographed by African-American artists; theaters as public forums for popularizing African-American cultural dances. The Harlem Renaissance was the first time that an all-black production found itself on Broadway, with
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author and researcher Frank R. Ross, who correctly replaced the old stereotyped "vernacular" (native or natural) definition of African-American dance with its correct definition as "cultural" (sanctioned by the National Dance Association and
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In most African-American dance cultures, learning to dance does not happen in formal classrooms or dance studios. Children often learn to dance as they grow up, developing not only a body awareness but also
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communal religious expression. This tradition, to the extent permitted by slave holders, continued in the antebellum worship of slaves and other African Americans. One example was the
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audiences would not be able to relate to. This was very new for its time, as the majority of the shows at that time were performances filled with White dancers, telling White stories.
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Breakdancing is a central part of African-American modern dance, as it is the base for many more specific types of dance to stem from. It is also considered one of the pillars of
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people that originated them soon followed suite. The first professional African American dance company, Hampton Creative Dance Group, was created in 1928. Soon after in 1931,
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was the first Black woman to headline a Broadway venue, and her work helped to eradicate racial stereotypes of black people, both in the performance industry and in society.
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saw the development of art, poetry, literature and theater in Harlem during the early 20th century, it also saw the development of a rich musical and dance life: clubs (
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masters, but this was reclaimed as a way for slaves to entertain themselves and pass the time while working, or at night when spending time with each other.
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Welsh-Asante Kariamu. "African-American dance in curricula: modes of inclusion" (Pathways to Aesthetic Literacy: Revealing Culture in the Dance Curriculum)
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audience reactions, but it did not require any violence. Gangs could settle arguments with solo or crew performances, without any weapons or bloodshed.
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After the start of the slave trade in the 1500s, Africans brought their dances to North, Central, and South America, along with the Caribbean islands.
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in the early church. Dancing, especially as a group, became less frequent when African Americans joined more liturgical denominations such as
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was a way for black people, mostly LGBTQ+ performers and women, to come together and compete, to show off, and have a chance to be seen.
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movement of the 1960s and 1970s as well as efforts by groups such as The Sacred Dance Guild fostered this dance form, which draws on
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movement (flexible torso and spine, articulated pelvis, isolation of the limbs, and polyrhythmic movement). Notable people included:
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Early performances of African American dances in mainstream spaces were not done by Black performers, but rather White dancers in
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and composition on the spot, in a social context – rather than a strict division between "creation" and "performance", as in the
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who traveled with bands in the early 20th century, describing the way tap dancers worked with the musicians to create new
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Competition has long played an important role in social dance in African-American social dance, from the "battles"' of
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have also provided opportunities for African-American artists to share their work and for the public to support them.
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developed Vaudeville touring companies and theater circuits to showcase African-American talent, paving the way for
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mothers (leaders of the drag houses). It discusses how they started, how they came to be, and the culture of them.
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communities in the United States, rather than studios, schools, or companies. These dances are usually centered on
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Szwed, John F., and Morton Marks. "The Afro-American Transformation of European Set Dances and Dance Suites."
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Friedland, LeeEllen. "Social Commentary in African-American Movement Performance", in Brenda Farnell (ed.),
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has become more accepted as and element of worship even among Methodist and other liturgical churches. The
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The African Aesthetic: Keeper of the Traditions (Contributions in Afro-American & African Studies)
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Dance is used in this case to tell stories that are personal to those of African descent and the
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Human Action Signs in Cultural Context: The Visible and the Invisible in Movement and Dance
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Ring Shout, Wheel About: The Racial Politics of Music and Dance in North American Slavery
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African American dance has had many waves of ingenuity, especially in the 20th century.
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was an especially important time for this artform and greatly influenced modern dance.
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companies using African-American cultural dance as an inspiration, among these are the
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and other black spaces as the birthplaces of new dances, theaters and the shift from
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is a documentary about ball culture and its evolution shown through the eyes of the
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Milwaukee United Steppers giving a glimpse of Milwaukee Style stepping and bopping
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Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League (UNIA-ACL)
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Jackson, Jonathan David. "Improvisation in African-American Vernacular Dancing."
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churches. Individuals often rose to dance when moved to do so. Since the 1970s,
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Breakdancing became mainstream in the 1980s, following the release of the movie
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Discussion of the roots of African-American social dance with demonstrations
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The Handy Answer Book Series: The Handy African American History Answer Book
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But at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, all-Black
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beauty standards, and help them work through generational racial trauma.
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Jookin': The Rise of Social Dance Formations in African-American Culture
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Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake: A Social and Popular Dance Reader
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Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)
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American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
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often supplies complementary aspects to this. Placing great value on
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Steppin' on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American Dance
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Steppin' on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American Dance
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Eleo Pomare was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on April 18, 2007.
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
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as inspiration. His most popular and critically acclaimed work is
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African America modern dance blends modern dance with African and
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Soul Dancing! The Essential African American Cultural Dance Book
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It is equally important to talk about the relationship between
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Black slaves would often dance after a day of picking cotton.
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in 1936 and then the Katherine Dunham Dance Company based in
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shows with chorus line dancers started popping up, including
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Hip hop street dancing, aka break dancing, in San Francisco.
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was a popular type of performance at events known as Balls.
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Katherine Dunham in "Tropical Revue". October 16, 1943
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is a form of dance that was created by Africans in the
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