#black dance

Soul Train

Aired : From October 2, 1971 - March 25, 2006

A majorette doing her thang 🖤

Sinners dancers revealed.

Gwoka, from the French Caribbean Islands of Guadeloupe.

Enslaved Africans in Guadeloupe had used Gwoka to communicate through music, song, and dance. Nowadays, this cultural expression celebrates and continues the legacy and stories of the people of Guadeloupe.

In this video, the barefoot dancer—a Black woman with ankle-length locs and wearing a sleeveless, white top and red flared shorts with a pleated hem that ends a little above her knees—is communicating with the lead drummer to perform the notes based on each step she makes. The specific rhythm, which the other drummers are playing, is called Léwoz. There are seven rhythms in total that express different moods and tell various stories.

1941

Excerpt from Carnival of Rhythm : A music and dance tribute to the peasants and workers of Brazil.

Katherine Mary Dunham (June 22, 1909 – May 21, 2006) was an American dancer, choreographer, anthropologist, and social activist.

Dunham had one of the most successful dance careers of the 20th century and directed her own dance company for many years.

She has been called the "matriarch and queen mother of black dance."

Good morning 💜

One of the great Black love stories of the 20th Century - Geoffrey Holder and Carmen DeLavallade.

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