Africanism in Modern and Postmodern Dance
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Up from Under: The Africanist Presence
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The Charleston Dance (1923-28). “African American Dance and the Measure of Culture” (2013)
Brenda Dixon Gottschild, International Festival of Arts and Ideas
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With the considerations of this module in mind, how would you describe your identity in relation to dance? What values do you identify with? What are/were the norms of the dance culture you have been part of?
Please name and describe three values and/or norms of your dance culture that you identify with, and two questions you have about those values/norms. Discuss Gottschild’s descriptions of the fundamental differences in Africanist and Europeanist values in relation to your own movement upbringing. Please include your experience with Maguette's class in your two page written response.
Maguette Camara (West Arican)