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Green, Doris – Journal of Black Studies, 1985
Presents the basic principles of two systems for notating African music and dance: Labanotation (created to record and analyze movements) and Greenotation (created to notate musical instruments of Africa and to parallel Labanotation whereby both music and dance are incorporated into one integrated score). (KH)
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Studies, Dance, Music
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Asante, Kariamu Welsh – Journal of Black Studies, 1985
Traces the historical development of the Jerusarema, a traditional dance of the Shona of Zimbabwe, from its origins as a form of military defense to its present role in recreation and ceremony. Describes the Jerusarema, classifies it in relation to other African dance forms, and discusses how it is learned. (KH)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Black Studies, Dance
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Floyd, Samuel A., Jr. – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1989
Outlines the concurrent development of Black music and Black dance in the United States, and describes the interaction of the two genres throughout their mutually dependent evolutions. Traces the histories of the dances of African American culture, known collectively as "jazz dance," in relation to ragtime, jazz, and the blues. (AF)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Black Culture, Black History