Hip Hop Dance: Meanings and Messages - Paperback

by Carla Stalling Huntington (Author)

Tracing the African American dance from the Diaspora to the dance floor, this book covers a social history germane not only to the African American experience, but also to the global experience of laborers who learn lessons from hip hop dance. Examining hip hop dance as text, as commentary, and as a function of identity construction within the confines of consumerism, the book draws on popular cultural images from films, commercials, and dance studios. A bibliography, discography, and filmography are included.

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Author Biography

Dance historian and theorist Carla Stalling Huntington spent two decades in academia as a professor. She is now a professional facilitator with the Sacred Dance Guild and leads workshops and retreats on dance meditation across the United States. She lives in California.