African-American

African-American

Cultural dance developed within African American communities in everyday spaces, rather than in studios, schools or companies.These dances are usually centered on folk and social dance practice, though performance dance often supply complementary aspects to this.

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Cakewalk

Dance; African-American

Dance was developed from a "Prize Walk" done in the days of slavery, generally at get-togethers on plantations in the Southern United States. At the conclusion of a performance of the original form ...

Conga

Dance; African-American

Conga dance was a part of the Congo slaves' religion, but people from the United States during 1930s found the dance interesting, because it was fun and easy to dance to. There was no hustle in ...