Steppin’ on the Blues Bookclub! Last Meeting!

While social distancing, now is the perfect time to dig deeper into the dance and the music and the history of Lindy Hop and other vernacular jazz movement. Our last book club was a major success, and we can't wait to keep on keeping on and seeing all of your awesome faces at our discussion! If you aren't able to read the book, we encourage you to join us anyway! We miss your faces and want you here for the discussion! Our book will be Jacqui Malone's 'Steppin' on the Blues', a chronicle of African American vernacular dance. We will be covering the final chapters and our biggest takeaways from the book! "It's impossible to think of the heritage of music and dance in the United States without the invaluable contributions of African Americans. Those art forms have been touched by the genius of African American culture and have helped this nation take its important and unique place in the pantheon of world art. Steppin' on the Blues explores not only the meaning of dance in African American life but also the ways in which music, song, and dance are interrelated in African American culture. Dance as it has emanated from the black community is a pervasive, vital, and distinctive form of expression--its movements speak eloquently of African American values and aesthetics. Beyond that it has been, finally, one of the most important means of cultural survival.