Jazz Roots with Lily Kind
Check out this chance to learn about the history and practice of black vernacular dances styles ranging from Cake Walk and Charleston through to Be-bop and early rock and roll.
RSVP: rholland@brynmawr.edu
Lily Kind is a critically acclaimed choreographer, dancer, producer, and writer. She has taught workshops in vernacular jazz and Lindy Hop as well as the contemporary dance methods of David Zambrano. Her dance writing has been published by Culture Bot, Phindie, Artblog, and thinkingDance. From 2008 - 2014 she directed the Effervescent Collective in Baltimore, Maryland. Upon moving to Philadelphia in 2016, Lily helped develop Urban Movement Arts (UMA), Philly’s downtown home for hip-hop, social, and street dance. She co-hosts dance history podcast Tracing Steps with Mel Cotton and Adriana Imhof.
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