Each week during Black History Month, we're highlighting a selection of books on an important Black history topic. This week, we're focusing on the important impact of Black dancers, choreographers, musicians, and painters. Use code BHM22 for discount prices on these books and others through February 28. Rooted Jazz DanceAfricanist Aesthetics and Equity in the … Continue reading Books for Black History Month: Artists & Performers
Highlights from our 2021 DSA Virtual Booth
This year’s DSA Conference will be held as a hybrid event from October 10 through October 17. Our virtual booth is open through December 15, 2021 and offers great deals on our dance studies titles. Use code DSA21 for discount prices and free shipping. Click Here to View all Titles in Our Virtual Booth Read on … Continue reading Highlights from our 2021 DSA Virtual Booth
Welcome to Our 2020 DSA Virtual Booth
Instead of an in person conference, the Dance Studies Association is offering virtual programs and gatherings throughout the fall of 2020. Our virtual booth is open through December 16 and offers great deals on our dance studies titles. Use code DSA20 for discount prices and free shipping. Click Here to View All Titles in Our Virtual Booth Read on … Continue reading Welcome to Our 2020 DSA Virtual Booth
Review Roundup
Picturing Apollo 11: Rare Views and Undiscovered Moments authors J.L. Pickering and John Bisney were recently interviewed on Blue Dot: NPR. The book was also included on Space.com's list of the best new books about the US Moon Landings. “Whenever we think of Apollo 11, we think of people; not just Armstrong, Collins and Aldrin, but … Continue reading Review Roundup
Spring 2019 Paperback Releases
Dancing in Blackness: A Memoir by Halifu Osumare “Osumare has engaged with black dance as performer, choreographer, educator, arts administrator, researcher, and activist in the United States, Africa, and Europe, and through multiple careers. In this equal parts memoir, autoethnography, history, encyclopedic catalog, and sociocultural analysis, she traces her activities from the 1960s through the … Continue reading Spring 2019 Paperback Releases
Book Tour Recap: Dancing in Blackness
Dancing in Blackness: A Memoir By Halifu Osumare Author Halifu Osumare has just concluded a three-month series of speaking engagements for her new book, Dancing in Blackness. Between March and June, Osumare traveled from California to New York to Barbados. She enjoyed reading from her book, talking about her experiences as a professional dancer who … Continue reading Book Tour Recap: Dancing in Blackness
Dancing in Blackness
"Osumare has engaged with black dance as performer, choreographer, educator, arts administrator, researcher, and activist in the United States, Africa, and Europe, and through multiple careers. In this equal parts memoir, autoethnography, history, encyclopedic catalog, and sociocultural analysis, she traces her activities from the 1960s through the late 1990s, as she becomes a tenacious advocate … Continue reading Dancing in Blackness
The Florida Bookshelf 