Salsa Crossings

Garcia, Cindy

doi:10.1215/9780822378297

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“…Although there are few comprehensive texts that give voice to cultural diversity, the following resources can contribute a great deal to diversifying content: Moving History/ Dancing Cultures, edited by Ann Dils and Ann Cooper Albright (2001); Mojo Workin' by Katrina Hazzard-Donald; Digging the Africanist Presence in American Dance by Brenda Dixon Gottschild (1996); Worlding Dance, edited by Susan Foster (2009); Salsa Crossings by Cindy Garcia (2013); Dancing With Difference: Culturally Diverse Dances in Education by Linda Ashley (2012); and Sweating Saris by Priya Srinivasan (2011).…”

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Poverty of Diverse Dance Readings

McCarthy-Brown

2014

Arts Education Policy Review

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This article synthesizes current dance education research that demonstrates connections between the culturally relevant pedagogy and student academic achievement, details why the arts are exponentially important and valuable to all communities, and provides practical solutions for the everyday teacher. Through a pointed focus on culturally relevant reading materials the research presented herein supports and advocates for educational policy designed to diversify arts curricula. Only when the diversity in our curricula reflects the diversity of our communities can our educational system affirm a multicultural world.

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confidence: 99%