If Cities Could Dance: Atlanta, GA / J-Setting
J-Sette dancers bring energy, precision, and stunts to the floor, and the Dance Champz of Atlanta are trying to take this underground LGBTQ+ art form to the next level. This dance form originated in the late 1970s from African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi. Leland Thorpe and his team are on a mission to get the underground version of the dance form taken more seriously in the wider dance world. Part of the "If Cities Could Dance" series.
Media Details
Runtime: 5 minutes 11 seconds
- Topic: Arts, Counseling and Self-Help, Social Science
- Subtopic: Arts, LGBTQ, Multiculturalism
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2020
- Producer/Distributor: KQED
- Series: If Cities Could Dance
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