The Center for Appalachian Studies is excited to present a three day symposium, The Global Roots of Appalachian Mountain Dance, March 31-April 2, 2022, which is a free to attend and enjoy.
On campus and in the community Thursday, March 31–Saturday, April 2, 2022
The symposium will include performances, workshops, jams, film screenings and discussion, a keynote panel, and social dances of the diverse traditions that make up the global roots of Appalachian dance. These include West African, Afro-Caribbean, Cherokee, and Irish dance traditions. Additionally, Appalachian dance traditions, such as flatfooting and buckdancing, and their close “cousins,” such as tapping, will be featured to highlight the diversity of contemporary traditions. (Click the website link for complete details and locations. There is plenty to be enjoyed!)
The wide variety of performers include: Allison Duvall, Phil Jamison, Jeremy Wade, Madison Shepherd, Khalid Abdul N’Faly Saleem – African Dance, Tommy DeFrantz – Tap, Linda Block – Appalachian percussive dance, Sherone Price – African Dance, Raven Rock Dancers – Cherokee, Jackson Cunningham, Cole Mountain Cloggers, Rodney Sutton, Green Grass Cloggers, Brandon Holder, Emily Daughtridge, Cara Hagan, Rebecca Keeter, Aaron Ratcliffe, Willard Watson III, Gordy Hinners, Justin Bonar-Bridges, John Turner.
