Autor: Wendy Oliver

Driven by exacting methods and hard data, this volume reveals gender dynamics within the dance world in the twenty-first century. It provides concrete evidence about how gender impacts the daily live …

The history of jazz dance is best understood by comparing it to a tree. The art form’s roots are African. Its trunk is vernacular, shaped by European influence, and exemplified by the Charleston and …

"Few volumes tackle the issue of gender and dance with such currency. A work of high quality, thorough in its composition, impeccable in its rigor, and far reaching in its approach."–Julie …

National Dance Education Organization Ruth Lovell Murray Book Award UNCG | Susan W. Stinson Book Award for Dance Education An African American art form, jazz dance has an inaccurate historical narrat …

National Dance Education Organization Ruth Lovell Murray Book Award UNCG | Susan W. Stinson Book Award for Dance Education Strategies for recovering the Africanist roots of jazz dance in teaching and …