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Blues Dancing and its African American Roots
Oral Histories
Oral Histories
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Dawn Clark
Dawn is an Urbana native, born in January, 1977. Working as a legal assistant by day, you can see her passion for music expressed in her performances as a lead singer with the Painkiller Blues Band and singer with local blues sensation Candy Foster and The Shades of Blue. Both bands play locally on a regular basis.
In her interviews, Dawn recounts dances learning from her mom and aunts, why she dances and her impressions of Chicago Soul Step.
Dawn Clark Oral Histories
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Why I dance (0:11)
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Chicago Soul Step (1:41)