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Episodes

1. 10

   Episode 10

   This last episode goes over the sole reading for this week which was, "C'mon to My House: Underground House Dancing" by Sally R. Sommers. This discusses the essence and elements of house and touches on other forms such as waacking and vogue. I apologize for it being on the short side, that's a L…

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   Apr 23, 2021

   7m
2. 9

   Episode 9

   We had three readings this week which were "Planet Funk" by Santiago Freeman, "Urban Legend" by Wendy Garofoli, and "The Multiringed Cosmos of Krumping" by Christina Zanfagna. These discussed the emergence and evolution of funk dance styles in the U.S. as well as the history behind clowning and...

   Apr 9, 2021

   11m
3. 8

   Episode 8

   The two readings this week were "Physical Graffiti The History of Hip Hop Dance" by Jorge Pabon and "Breaking—That’s The Joint: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader" by Sally Banes. These dissect the origins of hip-hop culture and the various styles it produced such as breaking, locking, and popping.

   Apr 2, 2021

   10m
4. 7

   Episode 7

   This week's episode covers the two readings "Dancing in the Margins: Experiences of African American Ballerinas" by Nyama McCarthy-Brown and "Queer Swans: Those Fabulous Avians in the Swan Lake of Les Ballets Trockadero and Matthew Bourne" by Suzanne Juhasz. These discuss the African American or...

   Mar 19, 2021

   15m
5. 5

   Episode 5

   This week's episode covers the ideas and themes from two readings titled "In Pursuit of the Sylph" by Deborah Jowitt and "The Travesty Dancer in Nineteenth-Century Ballet" by Lynn Garafola. These readings focus on the Romantic and Classical eras of ballet.

   Feb 27, 2021

   10m
6. 4

   Episode 4

   This week's episode discusses the reading from Carol Pardo's "Ballet: A History of Broad Brushstrokes". This includes some compelling information about the development of ballet from multiple eras starting in the royal courts all the way up until contemporary times.

   Feb 20, 2021

   9m
7. 3

   Episode 3

   This week's episode covers two chapters from the book Ballet and Modern Dance: A Concise History by Jack Anderson, which talk about ancient dance and art from Greek, Roman, and medieval culture as well as how dance evolved in the royal courts during the Renaissance.

   Feb 12, 2021

   9m
8. 2

   Episode 2

   This episode covers this week's readings which were Folk Dance: Father Music, Mother Dance by Rosa Gurrero and Piercing the Mask of Japanese Dance Theater by Helen Myers.

   Feb 6, 2021

   16m
9. 1

   Episode 1

   Please excuse some of the mess ups and the "ums", I promise I am working on it, but speaking does not come easily to me! Thank you for bearing with me! This episode covers our two readings for this week, which were "African Dance: Divine Motion" and "Performing Trauma: The Ghosts of Slavery in...

   Jan 30, 2021

   10m
10. 1

    Intro Episode

    This short episode is just a brief introduction about myself with some life updates sprinkled in there. I also mention what I'm most excited to learn about for this course!

    Jan 22, 2021

    1m