America Dancing: From the Cakewalk to the Moonwalk

Megan PughYale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300216653

America Dancing: From the Cakewalk to the Moonwalk coverAmerica Dancing: From the Cakewalk to the Moonwalk cover

America Dancing: From the Cakewalk to the Moonwalk

Megan PughYale University Press

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ISBN-10: 0300216653 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300216653 · 2015 · 1st Edition

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Megan Pugh explores the evolution of American dance by examining the lives and careers of iconic performers who shaped the nation's kinetic identity. From the early influence of the cakewalk to the global phenomenon of the moonwalk, the text analyzes how dance serves as a mirror for shifting social dynamics and cultural movements across two centuries of performance history.

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Publisher: Yale University Press
Hardcover1st Edition2015
Pages: 368Language: English

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Author: Megan Pugh

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Inferred: African American PerformanceInferred: American Cultural StudiesInferred: DanceInferred: Dance, HistoryInferred: Dancers

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Cornerstone of: American Dance History

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