| Dance Moves and Genres of African American Dance Including Tap Dance, Swing, Vogue, Popping, Locking, Krumping, and Moonwalk Contributor(s): Sing, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1276216076 ISBN-13: 9781276216074 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $17.78 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.46 lbs) 108 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. African-American cultural dance has developed within African American communities in everyday spaces, rather than in studios, schools or companies. Black dancing reflects African characteristics such as angularity and asymmetry of body positions, multiple body rhythms or polyrhythms, and a low center of gravity. Placing great value on improvisation, these dances are characterized by ongoing change and development. This book studies various dance moves and genres of African American dance including the robot, Lindy Hop, cabbage patch dance, turfing, and Chicago stepping. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |