Hot Feet and Social Change Gerald Alper Existing chapters have been updated

Existing chapters have been updated to reflect changes in the literature and new chapters from eminent narrative scholars in Europe

Professor University of Virginia Praise for the second edition: "Using the ideas presented in this book make teaching and learning more personalized and exciting for both teachers and their students

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From a primer on how the body hears music to music's impact on stress level

Hot Feet and Social Change Gerald Alper Existing chapters have been updatedThe popularity and profile of African dance have exploded across the African diaspora in the last fifty years. Hot Feet and Social Change presents traditionalists, neo traditionalists, and contemporary artists, teachers, and scholars telling some of the thousands of stories lived and learned by people in the field. Concentrating on eight major cities in the United States, the essays explode myths about African dance while demonstrating its power to