Perspectives on American Dance
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- ISBN 9780813068251
- Weight: 530g
- Dimensions: 155 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 14 Apr 2020
- Publisher: University Press of Florida
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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In this volume of Perspectives on American Dance, the contributors explore a variety of subjects: white businessmen in Prescott, Arizona, who created a 'Smoki tribe' that performed 'authentic' Hopi dances for over seventy years; swing dancing by Japanese American teens in World War II internment camps; African American jazz dancing in the work of ballet choreographer Ruth Page; dancing in early Hollywood movie musicals; how critics identified 'American' qualities in the dancing of ballerina Nana Gollner; the politics of dancing with the American flag; English Country Dance as translated into American communities; Bob Fosse's sociopolitical choreography; and early break dancing as Latino political protest.
The accessible essays use a combination of movement analysis, thematic interpretation, and historical context to convey the vitality and variety of American dance. They offer new insights on American dance practices while simultaneously illustrating how dancing functions as an essential template for American culture and identity.
Sally R. Sommer is professor of dance and director of the FSU in NYC program at Florida State University.
Tricia Henry Young is professor emerita of dance history and former director of the American Dance Studies program at Florida State University.
