Surveys the history of black dance in America, from its beginnings with the ritual dances of African slaves, through tap and modern dance to break dancing. Incl

The survival of African cultural traditions in the New World has long been a subject of academic study and controversy, particularly traditions of dance, music,

Provides biographical and historical information on a group of African-American artists who worked during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s to legitimize dance of the

Africans brought as slaves to North America arrived without possessions, but not without culture. The fascinating elements of African life manifested themselves

Few will dispute the profound influence that African American music and movement has had in American and world culture. Dancing Many Drums explores that influen