Survey of African American Dance

Dancing Revelations: Alvin Ailey's Embodiment of African American Culture
By Thomas DeFrantz
This book charts the troupe's rise to national and international renown, and contextualizes its progress within the civil rights, women's rights, and gay rights struggles of the late 20th century.
The Black Tradition in American Dance
By Richard A. Long, Joe Nash
Traces the influence of Afro-Anericans on modern dance, from cultural roots in pre-slavery Africa to recent Broadway productions
Congo Square: African Roots in New Orleans
By Freddi Williams Evans
This book presents accounts and descriptions of the songs, dances, musical instruments, religious beliefs, and marketing traditions that typified those gatherings.
Soulstepping: African American Step Shows
By Elizabeth Calvert Fine
Soulstepping is the first book to document the history of stepping, its roots in African and African American culture, and its transformation by churches, schools, and social groups into a powerful tool for instilling group identity and ...