Soulstepping: African American Step Shows
Stepping is a complex performance that melds folk traditions with popular culture and involves synchronized percussive movement, singing, speaking, chanting, and drama. Elizabeth C. Fine's stunningly elaborate and vibrant portrayal of the cultural politics of stepping draws on interviews with individuals on college campuses and steppers and stepping coaches from high schools, community groups, churches, and dance organizations. Soulstepping is the first book to document the history of...
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AcknowledgmentsIntroduction11A History of Stepping112A Ritual Dance of Identity483Stepping Out an African Heritage764Stepping Forth: New Participants and Venues945The Cultural Politics of African American Step Shows126Epilogue: Soulstepping149AppList of Persons Interviewed155Notes157Bibliography171Index181
