Fire Under My Feet: History, Race, and Agency in African Diaspora Dance

Fire Under My Feet explores the historical and developmental phenomena of African diaspora dance through written documentation, diverse methodologies, and personal experiences. It highlights the work of researchers from various locations and exposes under-researched and omitted voices, engaging the relationship between African diaspora dance and other fields.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 168 pages
Publication date: 31 May 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Fire Under My Feet delves into the rich tapestry of historical and developmental phenomena uncovered by investigations into the dance systems of the African Diaspora. Through a combination of written documentation and diverse methodologies, this book is fortified by the firsthand experiences of individuals whose lives revolve around the practice of African diaspora dance. Laden with original insights, this book makes a substantial contribution to both dance and African diaspora scholarship, simultaneously.

Most notably, it sheds light on the research endeavors of scholars from Ecuador, India, Puerto Rico, the United States, and the United Kingdom, while also unveiling the under-researched and marginalized voices of the African diaspora dance world in these regions, as well as Puerto Rico, Columbia, and Trinidad. This study exemplifies a harmonious blend of scholars, dance practitioners, and interdisciplinarity, engaging in the exploration of the intricate relationship between African diaspora dance and the domains of history, performance studies, critical race theory, religion, identity, and black agency.

In the book, written documentation and diverse methodologies are buttressed by the experiences of those whose lives are built around the practice of African diaspora dance. Replete with original perspectives, this book makes a significant contribution to dance and African diaspora scholarship simultaneously.

Most important, it highlights the work of researchers from Ecuador, India, Puerto Rico, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and it exposes under-researched and omitted voices of the African diaspora dance world of the aforesaid locations and Puerto Rico, Columbia, and Trinidad as well.

This study showcases a blend of scholars, dance practitioners, and interdisciplinarity, and engages the relationship between African diaspora dance and the fields of history, performance studies, critical race theory, religion, identity, and black agency.

Weight: 330g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367713331