Tag: African Social (traditional) Dances

Paul SAGNE

Directeur Général et Financier, Paul Sagne, en poste depuis 2005, possède une connaissance approfondie de l’École des Sables et de son organisation. Il y a successivement été assistant administratif et technique, trésorier, chargé de logistique, coordinateur de projets, responsable du personnel, directeur administratif et présentement directeur général. Doctorant en Administration des Affaires, spécialisé dans les […]

Neveu Kringelbach, Hélène. 2013. Dance Circles: Movement, Morality and Self-Fashioning in Urban Senegal. New York: Berghahn Books.

Hélène Neveu Kringelbach explores the role of dance circles in urban Senegal, focusing on how movement and dance contribute to moral values and self-fashioning within the community.

Welsh, Kariamu. 2010. African Dance. World of Dance. New York: Chelsea House.

Kariamu Welsh provides an overview of African dance, discussing its cultural significance, diverse styles, and the role it plays in expressing identity and community within African societies.

Welsh, Kariamu. 1996. “Commonalities in African Dance: An Aesthetic Foundation”, in African Culture: The Rhythms of Unity, edited by Kariamu Welsh Asante and Molefi Kete Asante, 71-82, Westport: Greenwood Press.

In this chapter, Kariamu Welsh explores the aesthetic foundations and commonalities in African dance, highlighting its unifying elements and cultural expressions across the continent.

Malnig, Julie. ed. 2009. Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake : a Social and Popular Dance Reader. Urbana: University of Illinois Press.

This edited volume explores various forms of social and popular dance, offering a comprehensive reader that delves into the cultural and historical significance of dance styles such as ballroom, boogie, and more.