Black dance in London, 1730-1850 : innovation, tradition and resistance /
King-Dorset, Rodreguez.
Black dance in London, 1730-1850 : innovation, tradition and resistance / Black dance in London, seventeen thirty-eighteen fifty Black dance in London, 1730 to 1850 Innovation, tradition and resistance Rodreguez King-Dorset. - vii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-190) and index.
Preface -- Body, Kinesthetics and Dance Theory -- The Origins of African Dance and European Dance and the Dance Traditions They Established -- "Savages with No Knowledge of Their Ancestry": Examples of African Dance Survivals During and After the Atlantic Crossing -- The Importance of Dance for the Black Community in London and Its Growth and Development in the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries -- Interpreting the Visual Representation of Black Dance in London During the Nineteenth Century -- Conclusion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
"Survival of African cultural traditions in the New World has been a subject of academic study for years, particularly the traditions of African dance, music, and song. Yet the dance culture of blacks in London has been largely neglected. This book attempts to examine the history of black dance culture in London during the 18th and 19th centuries"--Provided by publisher.
0786438509 9780786438501
2008031662
Dance--History--England--London--18th century.
Dance--History--England--London--19th century.
Dance--African influences--England--London
Blacks--History--England--London--18th century.
Blacks--History--England--London--19th century.
London (England)--Social life and customs--18th century
London (England)--Social life and customs--19th century
GV1646.E6 / K56 2008
793.319421
Black dance in London, 1730-1850 : innovation, tradition and resistance / Black dance in London, seventeen thirty-eighteen fifty Black dance in London, 1730 to 1850 Innovation, tradition and resistance Rodreguez King-Dorset. - vii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-190) and index.
Preface -- Body, Kinesthetics and Dance Theory -- The Origins of African Dance and European Dance and the Dance Traditions They Established -- "Savages with No Knowledge of Their Ancestry": Examples of African Dance Survivals During and After the Atlantic Crossing -- The Importance of Dance for the Black Community in London and Its Growth and Development in the Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries -- Interpreting the Visual Representation of Black Dance in London During the Nineteenth Century -- Conclusion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
"Survival of African cultural traditions in the New World has been a subject of academic study for years, particularly the traditions of African dance, music, and song. Yet the dance culture of blacks in London has been largely neglected. This book attempts to examine the history of black dance culture in London during the 18th and 19th centuries"--Provided by publisher.
0786438509 9780786438501
2008031662
Dance--History--England--London--18th century.
Dance--History--England--London--19th century.
Dance--African influences--England--London
Blacks--History--England--London--18th century.
Blacks--History--England--London--19th century.
London (England)--Social life and customs--18th century
London (England)--Social life and customs--19th century
GV1646.E6 / K56 2008
793.319421