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African dance has become a distinct genre that traces its lineage across a worldwide Diaspora to the dances of Africa. Thereby, African dances are found on six of seven continents: Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America; however, our concern here is the “American African Diaspora,” which ultimately extends from Canada to Chile, the Caribbean to the Hawaiian Islands. In these sites the term “African dance” includes social and popular dances, sacred rituals, folkloric traditions, concert forms, and tourist displays as well.... |
