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Overview"The editors of this anthology analyze a broad range of themes and dance styles in order to examine how dance has helped to shape American identity. This volume focuses on dance and its social, cultural, and political constructs. The first volume, The Twentieth Century, explores 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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jennifer Atkins , Sally R. Sommer , Tricia Henry YoungPublisher: University Press of Florida Imprint: University Press of Florida Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.825kg ISBN: 9780813054933ISBN 10: 0813054931 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 31 March 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock ![]() We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAccessible and well researched, [combines] practical and theoretical perspectives on ways that dance shapes the American experience. . . . Highly recommended. --Choice Author InformationJennifer Atkins is associate professor of dance at Florida State University. 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |