Dance on the Historically Black College Campus (eBook) von Wanda K. W. Ebright

This volume explores the history of dance on the historically black college and university (HBCU) campus, casting a first light on the historical practices and current state of college dance program practice in HBCUs. The author addresses how HBCU dance programs developed their institutional visions and missions in a manner that offers students an experience of American higher education in dance, while honoring how the African diaspora persists in and through these experiences. Chapters illustrate how both Western and African diaspora dances have persisted, integrated through curriculum and practice, and present a model for culturally inclusive histories, traditions, and practices that reflect Western and African diasporas in ongoing dialogue and negotiation on the HBCU campus today.

Wanda K. W. Ebright is Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Studies for the College of Visual& Performing Arts at Winthrop University, USA. Prior to this appointment, she served as Coordinator of the Dance Program and the Visual& Performing Arts major at Johnson C. Smith University, USA, where she taught all levels of classical ballet, pointe, Graham-based modern, and jazz dance. She is Artistic Director of The Wanda Project, a ballet-based contemporary dance company, and her research is focused on the history of dance in historically black colleges and universities.