Hot Feet and Social Change Gerald Alper Assembled by James Martin and

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Hot Feet and Social Change Gerald Alper Assembled by James Martin andThe popularity and profile of African dance have exploded across the African diaspora in the last fifty years. Hot Feet and Social Change presents traditionalists, neo traditionalists, and contemporary artists, teachers, and scholars telling some of the thousands of stories lived and learned by people in the field. Concentrating on eight major cities in the United States, the essays explode myths about African dance while demonstrating its power to