An edition of Steppin' on the blues (1996)

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the visible rhythms of African American dance

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An edition of Steppin' on the blues (1996)

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the visible rhythms of African American dance

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English
Pages
272

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Cover of: Steppin' on the blues
Steppin' on the blues: the visible rhythms of African American dance
1996, University of Illinois Press
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Table of Contents

"Gimme de kneebone bent" : music and dance in Africa
"Keep to the rhythm and you'll keep to life" : the style of African American vernacular dance
Overture to vocal choreography : vernacular dance on "stage" (slavery 1950)
"Let the punishment fit the crime" : the vocal choreography of Cholly Atkins
The history of bands : from African rituals to New Orleans : second lines: the FAMU marching 100 : historical overview
colonial America to World War I
The FAMU marching 100 : from ballpark bleachers to national TV
African American secret societies : remebering the past and facing the future fraternities and sororities : "a way of remembering"
Stepping : regeneration through dance in African American fraternities and sororities : regeneration through dance.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-251) and index.

Published in
Urbana
Series
Folklore and society
Other Titles
Stepping on the blues

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
793.3/1973
Library of Congress
GV1624.7.A34 M35 1996, GV1624.7.A34M35 1996

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 272 p. :
Number of pages
272

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1273064M
Internet Archive
steppinonbluesvi00malo
ISBN 10
0252022114, 0252065085
LCCN
95004413
Library Thing
1377691
Goodreads
4462380
1060169

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