Jookin': The Rise of Social Dance Formations in African-American Culture

Katrina Hazzard-Gordon · Temple University Press · 1990

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The standard scholarly history of the jook joint as an institution — how it formed, who danced in it, and how slow drag, funky butt and belly rub developed there. Nothing else covers the social infrastructure of blues dance at this depth. Amazon affiliate link should be generated from the ISBN.

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