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Survey of African American Dance and Its Contribution to the African Diaspora

Survey of African American Dance and Its Contribution to the African Diaspora

Author(s): Vikki Baltimore-Dale

Edition: 3

Copyright: 2024

Pages: 195

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Survey of African American Dance is an informative panorama of the role of the African American in the development of dance in America. It identifies the influences and contributions of the African American movement aesthetic seen throughout the history of American Dance. Special focus is placed on the philosophies, technical styles, struggles and victories of African American dance artists.

The first half of the text will investigate dance in the Ancient Egyptian culture, the influence of the African Dance Diaspora, effects of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, establishment of Dance on the Plantation, and the dichotomy of the Minstrel shows. The second half will encompass distinctive contributions of African American artists in the theatrical arena of Tap, Ballet, Modern, Jazz, and Other Movement Forms including social dance past and present.

1. Introduction
2. Ancient Egyptian Dance
3. African Dance
4. Transatlantic Slave Trade
5. Dance on the Plantation
6. Minstrelsy
7. Tap
8. Ballet
9. Modern Dance
10. Jazz Dance
11. Other Movement Forms

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Vikki Baltimore-Dale

Vikki Baltimore-Dale is a choreographer, author, visual artist, and full professor of jazz dance at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She performed with the George Faison’s Universal Dance Experience in New York City and the D.C. Black Repertory Dance Company. Her film credits include The Wiz, The Blues Brothers, and One from the Heart. She also performed on Broadway in Bubbling Brown Sugar.

Baltimore-Dale has choreographed works for the Cleo Parker-Robinson Dance Ensemble, Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Windows International Dance Company, and Kaleidoscope. She was the first to teach jazz dance master classes in China and Russia and served as an adjudicator for the World Jazz Dance Congress.

In 2018, she authored Survey of African American Dance, with the third edition published in 2024. She was a featured speaker and choreographer for the Carson City TEDx event and received the Dr. Bert Babero Sr. Faculty/Staff Award in 2021. In addition, she was the recipient of the Charles Vanda Award for Excellence in the Arts. Baltimore-Dale also served on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Blacks in Dance for over 10 years and has exhibited her visual art in Las Vegas.

Survey of African American Dance is an informative panorama of the role of the African American in the development of dance in America. It identifies the influences and contributions of the African American movement aesthetic seen throughout the history of American Dance. Special focus is placed on the philosophies, technical styles, struggles and victories of African American dance artists.

The first half of the text will investigate dance in the Ancient Egyptian culture, the influence of the African Dance Diaspora, effects of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, establishment of Dance on the Plantation, and the dichotomy of the Minstrel shows. The second half will encompass distinctive contributions of African American artists in the theatrical arena of Tap, Ballet, Modern, Jazz, and Other Movement Forms including social dance past and present.

1. Introduction
2. Ancient Egyptian Dance
3. African Dance
4. Transatlantic Slave Trade
5. Dance on the Plantation
6. Minstrelsy
7. Tap
8. Ballet
9. Modern Dance
10. Jazz Dance
11. Other Movement Forms

References
Index

Vikki Baltimore-Dale
Vikki Baltimore-Dale

Vikki Baltimore-Dale is a choreographer, author, visual artist, and full professor of jazz dance at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She performed with the George Faison’s Universal Dance Experience in New York City and the D.C. Black Repertory Dance Company. Her film credits include The Wiz, The Blues Brothers, and One from the Heart. She also performed on Broadway in Bubbling Brown Sugar.

Baltimore-Dale has choreographed works for the Cleo Parker-Robinson Dance Ensemble, Lula Washington Dance Theatre, Windows International Dance Company, and Kaleidoscope. She was the first to teach jazz dance master classes in China and Russia and served as an adjudicator for the World Jazz Dance Congress.

In 2018, she authored Survey of African American Dance, with the third edition published in 2024. She was a featured speaker and choreographer for the Carson City TEDx event and received the Dr. Bert Babero Sr. Faculty/Staff Award in 2021. In addition, she was the recipient of the Charles Vanda Award for Excellence in the Arts. Baltimore-Dale also served on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Blacks in Dance for over 10 years and has exhibited her visual art in Las Vegas.