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America Dancing: From the Cakewalk to the Moonwalk

Megan Pugh • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 978-0300216653

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America Dancing: From the Cakewalk to the Moonwalk

Megan Pugh • Yale University Press

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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Contributor: Megan Pugh

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Category: 19th CenturyCategory: 20th CenturyCategory: African American PerformanceCategory: American Cultural StudiesCategory: American CultureCategory: Cultural StudiesCategory: DanceCategory: Dance HistoryCornerstone of: American Dance History

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