Listen "Dancing the Diasporas"
Episode Synopsis
Dr. Lela Aisha Jones takes us on a journey through African Diasporas, sharing dance stories from across the US, Brazil, Cuba, Ghana, and Senegal. She talks about archiving social dances that build community, honoring collectivity and individuality through freestyle, and merging technique with àṣẹ. Plus, for this episode's movement break, Ore brings you along for a House dance class! See Episode Resources (also https://tinyurl.com/GroovinResources) for a glimpse at some of the performances mentioned in the episode. See Episode TranscriptProduced & Edited by OreOluwa Badaki and Azsaneé Truss with support from the Digital Futures Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University. Theme music: Unrest by ELPHNT on Directory.Audio Licensed under a creative commons attribution 3.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Email us at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram @groovingriot!
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