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Authors: Elizabeth C. Fine
ISBN-13: 9780252075346, ISBN-10: 025207534X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Date Published: December 2007
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Elizabeth C. Fine

Elizabeth C. Fine is an associate professor in the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at Virginia Tech. She is the author of The Folklore Text: From Performance to Print.

Book Synopsis

The first book to detail the history of stepping.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction1
1A History of Stepping11
2A Ritual Dance of Identity48
3Stepping Out an African Heritage76
4Stepping Forth: New Participants and Venues94
5The Cultural Politics of African American Step Shows126
Epilogue: Soulstepping149
AppList of Persons Interviewed155
Notes157
Bibliography171
Index181

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