Dance Scholar Thomas F. DeFrantz on Combining Art and Technology

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Thomas DeFrantz and his students are exploring new art forms that combine dance with computer science, computational design, filmmaking and other perspectives.

Learn more. Thomas F. DeFrantz discusses dance, technology and African American culture.
http://today.duke.edu/2012/03/thomasdefrantz

Deconstructing the "Dougie": Thomas DeFrantz on the Importance of Black Social Dance

Duke University Professor Thomas F. DeFrantz, author of Dancing Revelations: Alvin Ailey's Embodiment of African American Culture, discusses the importance of Black Social Dance like "The Dougie" and "The Charleston (Cake Walk)".

Buck, Wing & Jig: Thomas DeFrantz on the Roots of Black Social Dance

How did dances on slave plantations develop into the Charleston and the Kid n' Play? Duke University Professor Thomas DeFrantz demonstrates three traditional African American social dances.