Black Dance History, Lineage

Black Dance history and lineage has been vital and formative to Dance as we know it. We encourage you to dive deeper in understanding these lineages by engaging with research from the past we’ve done featured at the links below:

• Dances of the African Diaspora 
• Pioneers
• Black Dance Styles
• The Black Influence

Black Influence and Present Innovation in Dance

These Black artists are pioneers in Dance and continually reinvent the definitions of dancing, innovators whose influence has created the present and future of Dance in our country and abroad. Check out their websites for more information, and where to see their companies perform:

• Camille A Brown
• AIM - Kyle Abraham
• Sidra Bell Dance NY
• Shamel Pitts / Tribe
• Bill T. Jones
• Jamatato.poe
• Dana Michel
• Dani Tirrell

Visionaries and Future 

These Black artists are emerging voices in dance, presently making work and taking charge of their communities. Take a moment to engage with them, and their work!

• Maxi Canion 
• Jasmine Hearn 
• Nia Amina Minor
• Symone Sanz 
• Micaela Taylor
• Taisha Paggett