Modern Moves

Description:

"Modern Moves examines the movement of social dances between "black" and "white" cultural groups and immigrant and migrant communities during the early twentieth century. It focuses on Manhattan, a Black Atlantic capital into which diverse people and dances flowed and intermingled, and out of which new dances were marketed globally"--

subjects: Ballroom dancing,  Dance, new york (state),  Jazz,  Racism,  Immigrants, united states,  History,  Dance,  Music and race,  Immigrants,  Race relations,  MUSIC / History & Criticism,  Social aspects,  History and criticism