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''[[The Challenge Dance]]'' is the name of a [[Christy's]] style [[Minstrel]] dance routine done by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]]. | ''[[The Challenge Dance]]'' is the name of a [[Christy's]] style [[Minstrel]] dance routine done by the [[Amateur Coloured Troupe]]. | ||
− | Based on the tradition of "challenge dances" brought over | + | Based on the tradition of "challenge dances" brought over to South Africa by the [[Christy's Minstrels]]. |
See further '''[[Amateur Coloured Troupe]]''' | See further '''[[Amateur Coloured Troupe]]''' |
Revision as of 10:57, 3 October 2018
The Challenge Dance is the name of a Christy's style Minstrel dance routine done by the Amateur Coloured Troupe.
Based on the tradition of "challenge dances" brought over to South Africa by the Christy's Minstrels.
See further Amateur Coloured Troupe
Sources
Constance Valis Hill 2014. Tap Dancing America: A Cultural History Oxford University Press (p. 19)[1]
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 278-9
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