print email comment close Free to Dance URL: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/freetodance/ Description: Explores "the crucial role that African-American choreographers and dancers have played in the development of modern dance as an American art form." Includes a timeline (1619-2001), historical and thematic essays, biographies of African-American dancers, recommended resources, and lesson plans. Online companion to PBS film of the same title, this site also contains transcripts of interviews with those featured in the program. Publisher: Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Library of Congress Subject Headings: African American dance African American dancers Black History Month Choreographers Choreographers -- Biography Dancers -- Biography Modern dance LII Database Information: Record 975 created by Tom McGibney on 03/21/2002 Last modification on 03/15/2004 Published: 03/21/2002   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/975