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Tuesday

READ
“Transgressive National Dances?” and “Maxixe, Milonga, Danzón” in National Rhythms, African Roots [1-32]

EXPLORE
“Dance Descriptions,” Stanford Dance

DUE
Dance Description Blog Post (300 words)

Thursday

READ

  1. Micol Seigel, “The Disappearing Dance: Maxixe’s Imperial Erasure,” in Black Music Research Journal 25 (2005) [CR 93-117]“The Drums of Epiphany (African Roots)” in National Rhythms, African Roots [91-113]
  2. Creative Commons, "About the Licenses"

DUE

  1. Comment on three colleagues' blog posts. What kind of images and descriptions does your colleague use to bring the movement to life? What questions do you have about the movement? What else would you like to know about the place, space, or time of the dance? 
  2. Jot down some questions you have about copyright and permissions for images and media.