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Soulstepping:

African American Step Shows

ISBN-13: 9780252075346
Publisher: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
Imprint: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
By Elizabeth C. Fine
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Local release date: 14/12/2007
Format: Paperback 216 pages Weight: 0g
Categories: Dance [ASD]

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Google Preview: Stepping is a complex performance that melds folk traditions with popular culture and involves synchronized percussive movement, singing, speaking, chanting, and drama. Developed by African American fraternities and sororities, it is now practiced worldwide. 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 community involvement. Elizabeth C. Fine's vibrant portrayal of the cultural politics of stepping covers the spread to new venues and participants, including Latino and Asian American Greek-letter organizations. She draws on interviews with individuals on college campuses and steppers and stepping coaches from high schools, community groups, churches, and dance organizations as she traces the widespread growth of stepping and uncovers the controversies surrounding it.; ''A thorough job from describing [soulstepping's] historyowhich some believe is rooted in Africaoto showing its spread to national competitions and popular movies and television. While focused on stepping, the book also gives an overview of the history of black Greek letter sororities and fraternities.'' Detroit Free Press ''Fine's documentation of the more recent growth of sacred and secular step teams outside of the realm of Black Greek Letter Organizations, the strength of her arts and performance-related scholarship, and her discussion of the intersections of African and African American aesthetics make this an important book that adds tremendously to our understanding of an important aspect of twentieth and twenty-first century African American and American popular culture.'' Journal of African American History; Google Preview content

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