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Africanist dance

Africanist dance noun: any of various dance genres and practices that exist in Africa and the African diaspora and have their sources in concepts or practices from Africa.

Noun

Africanist dance (countable and uncountable, plural Africanist dances)

  1. Any of various dance genres and practices that exist in Africa and the African diaspora and have their sources in concepts or practices from Africa.
    • Although I am of European descent, I practice Africanist dance forms in the US, such as hip-hop, jazz, and Afro-contemporary dance.

Forms of Africanist dance

pluralAfricanist dances

Questions about Africanist dance

What does Africanist dance mean?
Africanist dance means any of various dance genres and practices that exist in Africa and the African diaspora and have their sources in concepts or practices from Africa.
What part of speech is Africanist dance?
Africanist dance is a noun.
What is the plural of Africanist dance?
The plural of Africanist dance is Africanist dances.

Words near Africanist dance in the dictionary

  1. Africanish
  2. Africanising
  3. Africanism
  4. Africanisms
  5. Africanist
  6. Africanist dance
  7. Africanist dances
  8. Africanistic
  9. Africanists
  10. Africanity
  11. Africanization

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