Professor’s Introduction: During the 1980s into the 90s, what I call ″Neo-Africanist″ dance emerged as a second generation postmodern genre, which started with and incorporated downtown dance ideals and choreographic strategies (such as autobiography, spoken texts, gender, and sexuality representation) while consciously incorporating Black/Africanist representations. This came with the wider surge of Black culture in popular culture and a renewed influx of African culture. In many ways, these characteristics blurred–even elided–the ideological lines between downtown and uptown dance that had begun in the 1960s, as they had qualities that appealed to both camps. Reading – (Online) Perpener: on Zollar (Urban Bush Women) see short video embedded in the article. https://danceinteractive.jacobspillow.org/themes-essays/african-diaspora/jawole-willa-jo-zollar/ See Videos (research) – On youtube or Jacobs Pillow website, find and choose a clip of your choice of Urban Bush Women (Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, dir.), Ronald K. Brown, and Reggie Wilson of no more than 5 min. – Find a short bio (e.g., see websites) of each. Note their artistic philosophies and movement aesthetics. Be able to explain your choices. Assignment In 400-500 words, name the dance of Urban Bush Women, Ronald K. Brown or Reggie Wilson you chose, why you chose it, and describe how they reflect enduring black and/or “neo-Africanist aesthetics.” Consider talking about how movement and themes relate to broader popular culture discourse (including, spiritually, culturally, emotionally, intellectually, visually, or physically). If you come up with an approach of your own, use it. Due 4/8.