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Author:
Shange, Ntozake, author.
Title:
Dance we do : a poet explores Black dance / Ntozake Shange ; foreword by Alexis Pauline Gumbs ; afterword by Prenée L. Charlow.
Publisher:
Beacon Press,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
xvi, 135 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Subject:
African American dancers--Biography.
Dance companies--United States--History.
Dance and race--United States.
Dance--Social aspects--United States.
Shange, Ntozake.
Biographies.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction -- Dance in my life -- Fred Benjamin -- Raymond Sawyer -- Dianne McIntyre -- Mickey Davidson -- Halifu Osumare -- Ed Mock -- An interview with Dyane Harvey -- Eleo Pomare -- Otis Sallid -- An interview with Camille A. Brown -- An interview with Davalois Fearon -- Afterword by Reneé L. Charlow -- Biographies of dancers and choreographers -- Glossary / by Mickey Davidson, Dianne McIntyre, and Halifu Osumar.
Summary:
"Shange crafts a personal history of Black dance and captures the careers of legendary dancers along with her own rhythmic beginnings"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0807091871
9780807091876
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1137742247
LCCN:
2020011359
Locations:
BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

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