The Foundations of Dance by Benita Brown

The Foundations of Dance by Benita Brown

The Foundations of Dance: An Anthology provides readers with a carefully selected collection of articles that introduce them to various dance forms and their respective movements. The anthology features differentiating perspectives on ballet, jazz, and modern dance, as well as explorations about dance as ethnography, production, performance, legacy, and tradition.

The various authors whose writings are included within the volume approach traditional dance subject matter from perspectives that incorporate dance as an expression of humanity, the relationship between choreography and elements of dance, the performing arts industry, spirituality and dance, LGBTQ traditions in dance, and the American dance scene. Additional readings underscore the importance of mentoring, the role of matriarchs, and the passing on of heritage within dance communities. Each article is supplemented with post-reading questions to inspire critical thought and reflection.

Covering information value to individuals currently teaching or planning to teach dance classes, The Foundations of Dance is an ideal resource for courses in dance and the arts. It can also be used by dance instructors who own studios and work within their communities.

Benita Brown is a dance professor and coordinator at Virginia State University, as well as the director of the Sankofa Dance Theatre. She has a doctorate in education. and a master's degree in dance from Temple University's Boyer Faculty of Music and Dance. She also has a Sloane-C certification in online and remote learning. Brown has taught classes on dance history and the African-American experience, African and Caribbean dance, dance repertory, rhythmic forms, and yoga and meditation.

She has conducted dance, folklore, and cultural studies in Morocco, Ghana, the Bahamas, Senegal, Gambia, London, England, and Wales in the United Kingdom. Future Faculty Fellowship, Dissertation Fellowship, Choreographer's Fellowship, Frederick Douglas Fellowship, University of Puerto Rico Research Fellowship, Research Initiation Grant Fellowship, and Virginia Historical Society Fellowship are among the fellowships she has received. She was also named a Fulbright Scholar by her peers.

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ISBN 13	9781793519375
ISBN 10	1793519374
Title	The Foundations of Dance
Author	Benita Brown
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Cognella Academic Publishing
Year published	2020-04-28
Number of pages	324
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