A notebook on dance -- past and present By Danielle Hall

Katherine Dunham

For a few years now, Danielle Hall has been studying the life and career of dancer, anthropologist, and writer Katherine Dunham. In the process, Danielle has studied the histories of dance and culture. What follows is a notebook that she produced making connections between dance--past and present.

Entries
• Katherine Dunham’s Intellectual Plight
• The Underground Origins of Twerking
• Katherine Dunham Dance Glossary
• 8 Vintage Sensual Performances by Black Women
• Key Twerk or Dance Moments in Music and Film
• The Form and Function of Twerking

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Danielle Hall is a program coordinator and contributing writer for Black Studies @ SIUE.