The Dance Technique of Katherine Dunham as a "Community Rite de Passage.".

Aschenbrenner, Joyce; Carr, Carolyn Hameedah

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Dance Technique of Katherine Dunham as a "Community Rite de Passage."

Aschenbrenner, Joyce; Carr, Carolyn Hameedah

Western Journal of Black Studies, v13 n3 p139-43 Fall 1989

Describes dancer Katherine Dunham's philosophical system and her application of the "Dunham technique" in the Children's Workshop of the Katherine Dunham Museum in East St. Louis (Illinois). Contends that Dunham incorporates rites of passage to transform the lives of participants through intense involvement in art as a way of life. (AF)

Descriptors: African Culture, Black Culture, Black Youth, Community, Community Involvement, Cultural Centers, Cultural Education, Dance, Dance Education, Social Values, Urban Areas, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Historical Materials

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Illinois

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