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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The History of African American Social Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
Why do we dance? African-American social dances started as a way for enslaved Africans to keep cultural traditions alive and retain a sense of inner freedom. They remain an affirmation of identity and independence. In this electric...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: A Tap Dancer's Craft

For Students 9th - 10th
Tap dance, born out of the marriage of African and European dance traditions, went from extremely popular to barely existent to grand revival, all in under a century. Professional tap dancer and TED Fellow Andrew Nemr taps into the...

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