| Waltzing in the Dark: African American Vaudeville and Race Politics in the Swing Era Contributor(s): Na, Na (Author), Loparo, Kenneth A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312294433 ISBN-13: 9780312294434 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $76.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2002 Annotation: This unique study focuses on the social, racial, and artistic climate for African American performers working during the swing era-- roughly the late 1920s through the 1940s. The career of Norton and Margot, a ballroom dance team whose work was thwarted by the racial tenets of the era, serves as a tour guide and barometer of the times on this excursion through the worlds of African American vaudeville, separate black and white Americas, the European touring circuit, and pre-Civil Rights era racial etiquette. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Performing Arts | Dance - General - History | Americas (north Central South West Indies) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002522821 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.08" W x 8.14" (0.59 lbs) 270 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The career of Norton and Margot, a ballroom dance team whose work was thwarted by the racial tenets of the era, serves as the barometer of the times and acts as the tour guide on this excursion through the worlds of African American vaudeville, black and white America during the swing era, the European touring circuit, and pre-Civil Rights era racial etiquette. |