×


 x 

Shopping cart
Jacqui Malone - Steppin´ on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American Dance - 9780252065088 - V9780252065088
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Steppin´ on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American Dance

€ 24.33
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Steppin´ on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American Dance Paperback. This award-winning cultural history of black dance explores the meaning of dance in African-American life and the connections among music, song, and dance in African-American culture. Series: Folklore & Society. Num Pages: 312 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: AVGJ; AVGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 492.
It's impossible to think of the heritage of music and dance in the United States without the invaluable contributions of African Americans. Those art forms have been touched by the genius of African American culture and have helped this nation take its important and unique place in the
pantheon of world art.

Steppin' on the Blues explores not only the meaning of dance in African American life but also the ways in which music, song, and dance are interrelated in African American culture. Dance as it has emanated from the black community is a pervasive, vital, and distinctive ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Folklore & Society
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252065088
SKU
V9780252065088
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Jacqui Malone
Jacqui Malone is an associate professor of drama, theater, and dance at Queens College, Flushing, New York, and a former member of the Eleo Pomare Dance Company. She has published articles in The Black Perspective in Music and Dance Research Journal.  

Reviews for Steppin´ on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American Dance
Special Citation from the de la Torre Bueno Prize of the Dance Perspectives Foundation, 1997.   A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 1998.

Goodreads reviews for Steppin´ on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American Dance


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!