Resources
Black Dance Vernacular Text
| Brenda Dixon Gottschild
The Black Dancing Body : A Geography from Coon to Cool | Lynne Fauley Emery
Black Dance: From 1619 to Today | Marshall Winslow Stearns
Jazz Dance: The Story of American Vernacular Dance | Richard A. Long
The Black Tradition in American Dance | Jacqui Malone
Steppin' on the Blues: The Visible Rhythms of African American Dance (Folklore and Society) |
Other Text
Eric Franklin Conditioning for Dance | Eric Brandt Nielsen
Dance Auditions: Preparation, Presentation, Career Planning |
Black Dance Vernacular DVD's
| Hallelujah
Starring: Daniel L. Haynes | Hairspray
Starring: Sonny Bono | Roots: 30th Anniv. Edition
Starring: Maya Angelou | A Tribute to Alvin Ailey
Featuring: The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater | Rize
Starring: Tommy the Clown |
Afro-Brazilian Dance Texts
Hendrik Kraay
Afro-Brazilian Culture and Politics: Bahia, 1790s to 1990s (Latin American Realities) | Bira Almeida
Capoeira: A Brazilian Art Form: History, Philosophy, and Practice | Hermano Vianna
The Mystery of Samba: Popular Music and National Identity in Brazil |
Afro-Brazilian Dance DVD's
| Moro No Brasil
Starring: Walter Alfaiate | Beats of the Heart - The Spirit of Samba: Black Music of Brasil
Starring: Gilberto Gil
| Ile Aiye (The House of Life)
A Film By David Byrne | Masters of Capoeira, vol.1: Mestre Acordeon hosts Mestre Nestor Capoeira
Starring: Mestre Nestor Capoeira
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Internet Resources
| Dance and Jazz (Jazz Exchange from PBS) | Ballet Dictionary |
| African Influences on Swing Dance | Your Dance Resume |
Free to Dance (PBS Great
Performances)
Film, Television and Stage Show Articles
Allen Woll: Black Musical Theater | Emery: From Dancehall to Theater | Bob Boross : Roots of Theatrical Jazz Dance |
Cholly Atkins: Let the Punishment fit the Crime | Kurt Lichtmann: 50’s Jitterbug | MBC/Wikipedia: Soul Train |
Bob Boross: African-American Contributions to Theatrical Dance
Playlist for Jazz Dance I
Click the iTunes button to purchase music from these playlists (where available.)
Traditional
Olatunji! Drums Of Passion - Babatunde Olatunji - | Master Drummers Of Africa - Various Artists -  |
Derf Reklaw: From The Nile Verve - Derf Reklaw Various Artists - | The Best Of Louis Armstrong - Louis Armstrong - |
A Tribute To Horace Silver - Dee Dee Bridgewater - | Roots Of Rap 1920’s & 30’s - Various Artists - |
Contemporary
Remain In The Light (Pop) - Talking Heads - | Deja Vu - Beyonce - |
Tanto Tempo Remixes (Brazilian) - Bebel Gilberto - | Hotel Costas 8 (Electronica) - Various Artists - |
On The Seventh (Electronica) - Various Artists | Nomad - Best Of (Middle Eeastern) - Amina - |
Didi (African/French) - Khaled - | Gigi (Ethiopian) - Gigi - |
Jazzy Jeff: In The House (House) - Various Artists | Looking For The Perfect Beat(Rap/Hip Hop)/Marcelo D2 |
Morning Sun (Electronica) - Block 16 | In Between (Electronica) - Jazzanova |
Personal Compilation
Jai Uttel (Indian)
Bhangra (Traditional Indian/Indian House)
Monsoon Wedding (Indian)
Punjabi MC (Electronic Indian)
Playlist for Jazz Dance II
Zap Mama - Push It To The Max EP - | Janet Jackson - Feedback - |
Anita O'Day - Verve Remixed 3 - | Los Amigos Invisibles - The Venezuelan Zinga Son, Vol. 1 - |
Dee Dee Bridgewater - Love and Peace - | Dizzy Gillespie - Verve Remixed 2 - |
Ella Fitzgerald - Verve Remixed - | Novalima - Afro - |
Grace Jones - Private Life: The Compass Point Lessons - | Femi Kuti - Shoki Shoki - |
| Nuyorican Soul/George Benson - Back From the World |
Playlist for Afro-Brazilian Dance
Song | Artist | Album | iTunes |
| La Vem O Salgueiro | Os Originais do Samba | Favela Chic | |
| Copacabanna | Santos | Destination Rio 1 | |
| A Estrada | Cidade Negra | Quanto Mais Curtido Melhor | |
| Roda | Ceu | Ceu | |
| Moderninha | Margareth Menezes | Afropopbrasileiro | |
| Parabens | Marcos Valle | A Night in Rio | |
| Impaciencia | Luciana Mello | L.M. | |
| Porfia | Caju & Castanha | Favela Chic | |
| The Boy from Ipanema | Crystal Waters | Red Hot & Rio | |
| Concrete Jungle | Ceu | Ceu | |
| Veneno Do Olhar | Luciana Mello | L.M. | |