African-American Concert Dance

African-American Concert Dance
Author: John O. Perpener
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2001
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780252026751


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Provides biographical and historical information on a group of African-American artists who worked during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s to legitimize dance of the African diaspora as a serious art form.


African-American Concert Dance
Language: en
Pages: 354
Authors: John O. Perpener
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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Provides biographical and historical information on a group of African-American artists who worked during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s to legitimize dance of the
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Language: en
Pages: 324
Authors: Thomas DeFrantz
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
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Language: en
Pages: 232
Authors: Brenda D. Gottschild
Categories: Performing Arts
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Language: en
Pages: 256
Authors: Nadine George-Graves
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-07-08 - Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press

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