Learning senegalese sabar: dancers and embodiment in new york and dakar

Auteur :
Bizas, Eleni
Éditeur :
Berghahn Books
ISBN :
9781782382560
Date de publication :
1 févr. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
399 g
Format :
Library binding
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in New York & Dakar, this book explores the Senegalese dance-rhythms Sabar from the research position of a dance student. It features a comparative analysis of the pedagogical techniques used in dance classes in New York & Dakar, which in turn shed light on different aesthetics and understandings of dance..