Abstract
Transcultural Fusion Dance (TcFD) is a
global, hybrid genre that fuses dance traditions of North Africa and the Arab
World with Hip Hop and Electronica. Starting in the 1990’s, TcFD participants
utilized the genre to enact their enthusiasm for intercultural exchange, visual
cultural mashup, and embodied exploration of global citizenship. The momentum shifted after being confronted
with decolonization calls from BIPOC communities in the U.S.A., and is now collectively
building ethical practices and interdisciplinary contextualization that also
offers a critique of contemporary dance education for its sluggish awakening to
decolonization. The author details the historical events that instigated a
global decolonization conversation of TcFD practices, conventions, and
language, and the unfolding evolution of Fair-Trade Cultural Exchange
practices.
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