Africanist dance

Africanist dance
dance genres and practices that exist in Africa and the African diaspora and have their sources in concepts or practices from Africa

Although I am of European descent, I practice Africanist dance forms in the U.S., such as Hip Hop, Jazz, and Afro-Contemporary dance.


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