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	African dance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The term African dance refers mainly to the dances of subsaharan Africa.
		African dance has to be viewed in close connection with African Music.
		A central trait of African dance is that it is polycentric.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/African_dance (746 words)

	Vance's Fantastic Classic Black Dance Theatre - DANCE HISTORY 1
		The retention of African culture by those in slavery was stronger in the West Indies than in America, as the Spanish and French rulers adhered to the more lenient view of dancing taken by the Catholic church.
		Also danced was the Chica - where a female would perform an undulating and shimmering motion of the torso with feet planted firmly, waving a kerchief over her head, while a male performed similar movements in a vigorous fashion circling around the female.
		In America, the dance movement of Africa was restrained mainly by two factors - the attitude of the Protestant church towards dancing as being immoral, and the restricted use of the primary African instrument (the drum).
	www.theatredance.com /mhist01.html (1126 words)

	African Dance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Dance in Africa is not a separate art, but a part of the whole complex of living.
		African dance is also a source communication through which it is possible to demonstrated emotion, sentiment, beliefs and other reactions through movement.
		The funeral dances express the importance fo the community in traditional African life, in which people are bound by a shared respect for their heritage and a pride in the accomplishments of their fellowmembers.
	www.mith.umd.edu /outreach/digitaldirections/students/salma/africandance.html (256 words)

	GYE NYAME AFRICAN CULTURAL DANCE COMPANY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Music and Dance is an expression of the people and is performed to celebrate important events such as births and initiations, courtships and marriages, royalties and power, harvests and rituals, beliefs and worship, spirits and ancestors, deaths and funerals.
		The movements of the dances are sometimes natural imitations of animals, birds, reptiles and the wildlife, and also of daily work activities of the people which signifies gracefulness, beauty, strength, bravery, and intelligence.
		Many of the African traditions which were brought here to America by way of the slaves, and now even more so by voluntary visitors of Africa, are being kept alive through cultural dances and music taught to the American people by some of the natives of Africa.
	www.gyenyamedance.org /GyeNyameGuide.htm (979 words)

	Portal:Dance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This Wikiportal serves as a gateway to articles related to dance and dancing.
		Works of dance choreographed using this technique are called ballets, and may include: dance, mime, acting and music (orchestral and sung).
		Many ballet techniques bear a striking similarity to fencing positions and footwork, perhaps due to their development during the same periods of history, but more probably, because both arts had similar requirements in terms of balance and movement.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Portal:Dance (600 words)

	Imani Edutainers African Dance Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Imani Edu-Tainers African Dance Company is a not-for- profit organization and was founded in 1992 by Sonya Mann-McFarlane in Chapel Hill, NC.
		Sonya relocated to Lancaster, PA in 1993 and continues to promote community awareness, appreciation, and understanding of African culture and community enlightenment.The performing company supported by the organization has received rave reviews for performances and presentations in Lancaster County and beyond.
		Imani Edu-Tainers African Dance Company is a "sister" organization to The Cultural Movement African Dance Company which is based in Goldsboro, NC.
	www.imaniafricandance.org (223 words)

	African Influences on Swing Dance
		Some of the dances the slaves created went on to become national dance crazes for all Americans, such as the Cakewalk, and later the Black Bottom and the Charleston.
		African dance moves all parts of the body, in contrast to many European forms that rely mostly on arm and leg movement.
		Dance movement may imitate animal behavior like the flight of the egret, enact human tasks like pounding rice, or express the power of spirits in whirling and strong forward steps.
	www.savoystyle.com /african.html (655 words)

	African American Dance Ensemble
		The African American Dance Ensemble was founded by dancer Chuck Davis, who is considered one of the foremost and accomplished choreographers and teachers in the traditional techniques of African dance.
		The African American Dance Ensemble has performed all over the world and is known for its dramatic staging, exciting rhythms, masterful choreography and colorful costumes.
		The choreography in the dance concert combines dances from several African countries and cultures and celebrates the genetic diversity of African-Americans.
	www.news.cornell.edu /chronicle/02/9.26.02/dance.html (357 words)

	African Cultural Dance Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Dance performances are a full concert of traditional dances, performed to the live music of the company's famous Heritage Drummers.
		Each of the dances is described emphasizing its origins, influences and importance to society.
		Dance, Workshop, Residency, and Lecture programs can be combined and tailored to the audiences' needs.
	www.acdcatlanta.com /programs.html (221 words)

	West African Dance Workshop
		Dance in Africa is not a separate activity but a part of the total life of its people.
		Africans enjoy celebrating life and knowing that the life sustaining significance of the movements add to the value and meaning of dance.
		Through music, singing, clapping, and dancing, the community is able to participate emotionally, spiritually, and physically in the act of learning, worship, joy, sorrow, and thanksgiving.
	www.ga.k12.pa.us /academics/ls/3/Africa/dance/dance.htm (290 words)

	Kulu Mele African American Dance Ensemble :: PFP
		All dances are authentically costumed and choreographed to convey not only artistic excellence but also the meanings of dancing and drumming in the African societies from which these traditions come.
		We teach specific dances (along with rhythms and music), dance and drum technique, related dress and cultural protocols, the interrelationship of drum rhythms and dance, and the particular values and traditions that inform songs and dances.
		She gained a dance education primarily through regular attendance at dance and drumming conferences such as Kankouran, active participation in bembés, formal apprenticeships, self-guided study, and attendance at regular classes and workshops.
	www.folkloreproject.org /folkarts/artists/kulu_mele/index.cfm (2094 words)

	Amazon.com: African Healing Dance (1998) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		African Healing Dance, with lead dancer Wyoma and the dancers and drummers of the Damballa dance troupe, is a step-by-step dance course on healing traditions and spiritual movements that are special to the African dance heritage.
		She then artistically integrates the teaching of six traditional African dances with the passion and joy of connecting dance movements that have the spirit and energy of nature and the elements (water, wind, fire, and earth) and animals such as the snake, elephant, and bird.
		Wyoma imparts the spontaneity of African dance into the class, and while she guides you on the dances, she does not give you counts or very many transitions.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1564555747?v=glance (1584 words)

	Marguerite Laurent.com \| Haitian & West African Dance
		Laurent teaches the dances of the Haitian Gods celebrating the beauty, depth and light of Haitian culture while Connecticut's own master teaching roster artist and internationally recognized West African dancer/choreographer Djedje Djedje Gervais shares his West African dance expertise.
		Participants will dance traditional Haitian and West African dance patterns as choreographed into dynamic dance routines culminating with a mixed contemporary fusion piece entitled "La rencontre" - "The Meeting." In the 45 minutes or hour and a half workshop, participants may be divided into percussionist/drummers, dancers and singers.
		A Haitian and West African dance performance in traditional costumes by Laurent and Gervais and two drummers, Goulei and Kacou, or with their larger dance troupe, Compagnie Ablessy, may be scheduled separately or in combination with a dance workshop, as desired.
	www.margueritelaurent.com /workshops/larencontre.html (318 words)

	African American Registry: African American Dance, a history!
		As before enslavement, Africans danced for special occasions, such as a birth or a marriage, or as a part of their daily activities and dance affirmed life and the outlook of a better future.
		Dances dominant through the 18th century included the ring shout or ring dance, the calenda, the chica, and the juba.
		The definition of dance has broadened to include the urban fl dance forms of break dancing and hip-hop, which have been recognized for their artistry and expressiveness.
	www.aaregistry.com /african_american_history/749/African_American_Dance_a_history (765 words)

	African Dance Resources from Artslynx
		The Diamano Coura West African Dance Company is a kaleidoscope of color, motion, sound and feeling in which the elemental beauty and power of authentic traditional African ballet illuminates the performing arena.
		The Afrikan Dance and Drum troupe was founded to promote Afrikan and Afrikan-American culture in the communities and schools.
		Anne Williams founded Dallas Black Dance Theatre in 1976 and is a founding member of the Dallas Dance Council, The International Association of Blacks in Dance and The Dallas Morning News Dance Festival.
	www.artslynx.org /dance/afro.htm (1809 words)

	KET Dance Toolkit \| Videos \| African Dance Performances
		The second dance is a plantation/ring shout performed to the Jerry Silverman song “Raise a Ruckus Tonight.” This dance represents the style of dance and music found in African slave communities on plantations in the Southern United States, the Caribbean islands, and other locations.
		Many people danced as a way to cope with their situation; to convey feelings about their lives and owners; and, in some cases, to convey hidden messages.
		Just as in Africa, the dance was for everyone, but each person entered the dance based on age and gender.
	www.ket.org /artstoolkit/dance/preview/dance-african_performances.htm (244 words)

	African Dance in Rhode Island
		Before coming to the United States she danced in numerous West African Ballets and was a member of Troupe Distric of Bamako, and Troupe Komme Josse, Malian professional drumming and dance groups.
		Moussa is the artistic director and founder of the West African Dance and Drum Ensemble Timinandi.
		Instructor: Seydou Coulibaly was born, raised and taught dance in Mali.
	www.ridance.com /riafrican.html (1384 words)

	Great Performances: DANCE IN AMERICA: Free To Dance
		DANCE IN AMERICA presents "Free To Dance" a three-part documentary that chronicles the crucial role that African-American choreographers and dancers have played in the development of modern dance as an American art form.
		"Free To Dance" is a co-production of the American Dance Festival (ADF) and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in association with Thirteen/WNET New York.
		Explore the "Free To Dance" Web companion, which offers information about the series, a dance timeline, essays on dance history and the African-American contribution to modern dance, biographies of notable dance personalities, links to relevant dance resources online, and more.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/freetodance (197 words)

	DJEMBE-L FAQ African Dance Teachers
		Her classes are respectful of preserving the rhythms and dances of the Bambara, Fulani, Mandigue, Susu, and Baga cultures.
		She has taught African dance to children and adults for the City of Federal Way Parks and Recreation and for the Federal Way School Districts' three elementary schools' after school and summer school program called Successful kids.
		Della's goal is to continue to educate herself in the art of African dance and choreography, in order to be fully equipped to instruct her students.
	www.drums.org /djembefaq/african_dance.htm (1974 words)

	African Dance: Sand, Drum and Shostakovich: Participants
		It was by the early age of 13 that she sensed that this ancient art of dance, in which she had been immersed and culturally imbibed, would constitute a privileged reference point of her identity.
		After leaving the Congo in 1969, she studied philosophy and joined various African dance troups that were formed at the heart of the African student associations in France, and finally settled in Canada in 1973.
		She undertook studies in traditional African dance from other countries like Mali, Ivory Coast, Senegambia, Guinea, Nigeria and Zimbabwe while continuing to enlarge her knowledge of the art of music and dance of the Congo.
	www.kinodance.com /participants.html (2856 words)

	SUNY Brockport - Sankofa African Dance and Drum Ensemble
		The Sankofa African Dance and Drum Ensemble retrieves the cultural essences of the past and brings them into the present.
		Some of the presentations are replicas of traditional African prototypes; and some of the works are re-creations, employing contemporary themes and movement motifs.
		The members of the African Dance and Drum Ensemble of SUNY Brockport represent the rich cultural heritage of Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Americas, and Africa that exists within our university community.
	www.brockport.edu /dance/sankofa (297 words)

	Open Directory - Arts: Performing Arts: Dance: Folk Dancing: African (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
		Azaguno - Multi-ethnic drumming and dance ensemble focusing on research, preservation, education and performance of traditional African and African derived music and dance, based in Ohio, USA.
		Balafon West African Dance Ensemble - Led by Kadiatou Conte, a native of the Republic of Guinea and formerly of the world renown Ballets National Djoliba, they are one of Washington D.C.'s premiere contemporary West African dance and music ensembles offering performances, classes and workshops.
		Muntu Dance Theatre of Chicago - A Chicago-based company that performs authentic and progressive interpretations of contemporary and ancient African and African American dance, music and folklore.
	dmoz.org /Arts/Performing_Arts/Dance/Folk_Dancing/African (1044 words)

	The Umfundalai Tradition of African Dance and Philosophy
		Information should be not reproduce without written permission from the Institute of African Dance, Research, and Performance.
		created the Umfundalai African Dance technique in 1970 out of a quest for a functional and aesthetic method that would mirror some of her personal experiences, as well as a collective ethos and history that would reflect her African and African American heritage.
		The technique is a Pan-African dance technique in that it draws from dance styles and movements from different African and African disasporan cultures.
	www.umfundalai.com (225 words)

	Black Dance/Dancers At Blackrefer.com
		Traditional African culture, seeks to preserve traditions of African and African-American dance.
		Africans brought their dances to North and South America, and the Caribbean Islands as slave labor starting in the 1500s.
		Founded in 1976, the Dallas Black Dance Theatre is a modern dance company with a mixed repertory of modern, jazz, African and spiritual works.
	www.blackrefer.com /dance.html (550 words)

	Maimouna Keita School of West African Dance
		Olukose Wiles founded Maimouna Keita School of African Dance, Inc., a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization serving the Tri-State area, in 1983.
		Named in honor of Marie's maternal grandmother, the Maimouna Keita School was organized to bring awareness to all who embrace and promote African Culture and History.
		The Maimouna Keita West African Dance Company is available for performances, demonstrations, weddings and other special events.
	www.angelfire.com /ny/africandance (193 words)

	Great Performances: Free To Dance - Resources - Web
		Celebrating traditional African culture, aesthetics, and values, the African-American Dance Ensemble seeks to preserve the finest traditions of African and African-American dance and music through education and performance.
		Founded in 1976 by Ann Williams, Dallas' oldest continuously operating professional dance company's mission is to extend opportunities to people of color and connect people of different cultures through performance and educational programs that reach diverse communities.
		This dance company seeks to fuse the diverse and rich African and African-American dance traditions of the past with the essence and spirit of today's hip-hop.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/freetodance/resources.html (1129 words)

	Dance
		Dance companies and asociations in the U.S.A., by state and city.
		History of Dance Web Resources from Delbert von Straßburg, an SCA persona currently residing in the Barony of Southron Gaard (Christchurch, New Zealand).
		The 17th annual Congress on Dance Research is jointly organized by the International Organization of Folk Art and the International Dance Council CID-UNESCO, in collaboration with the Municipality of Naxos and the national Greek Dances Theatre "Dora Stratou".
	www.zeroland.co.nz /dance.html (427 words)

	African Dance in the Diaspora
		The African slaves were brought to the Western Hemisphere for many different reasons, mostly for hard labor.
		One of this dance's different interpretations, when learned in America, is that the movements represented those of the slaves while they walked up the gang plank.
		The African explanation tells us the movements signify adolescents breaking away from their parents' household and taking on new responsibilities.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /K-12/African_Dance_19546.html (580 words)

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