History of American Hip Hop Dance

Catalog description

The histories of hip hop dance are multilayered and multifaceted. There is not a singular history of hip hop dance, yet multiple entry points with multiple pathways of understanding to unpack the turbulent and linked histories of historically disenfranchised communities within the context of post-Civil Rights era United States. Designed as a seminar experience and operates from the assumption that hip hop dance is an extension of African diasporic traditions colliding with multiculturalism and youth culture. Serves as a portal to some of the histories, perspectives, individuals and stories that help shape the forms of hip hop dance expressed throughout this course.