Dance, difference, and racial dualism at the turn of the century
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An analysis is presented on the fusion of postpositivist thinking with sociopolitical issues surrounding dance and African American culture. Topics include social hermeneutics and social change, the role of minority culture in the development of intellectual and artistic innovation, and interpretations of tradition and norms.
Publication Name: Dance Research Journal
Subject: Arts, visual and performing
ISSN: 0149-7677
Year: 2000
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Dance with us: Virginia Tanner, Mormonism, and Humphrey's Utah Legacy
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Virginia Tanner attended the University of Utah, to be a high school teacher, and began to establish herself as a children's dance teacher. An exploration of the engagement in performance that Tanner fostered in a young Rosalind Pierson, which was evident in all her young dancers, is presented.
Publication Name: Dance Research Journal
Subject: Arts, visual and performing
ISSN: 0149-7677
Year: 2000
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Dancing in the past, living in the present: Nostalgia and Race in Southern California Neo-swing dance culture
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The reasons for the fascination with the rebirth of American popular dance and music of the 1930s and 1940s are examined. Middle-class, white, suburban youth whose nightlife revolved around the social dances created the Neo-swing.
Publication Name: Dance Research Journal
Subject: Arts, visual and performing
ISSN: 0149-7677
Year: 2001
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