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Our very own contributing writer, Jennifer Prado, has published her first book. All author's proceeds will be donated directly to UNICEF.
Read Jennifer's article for Root: One Night of Brazilian Carnaval
About Latina in Wonderland:
(PRLEAP.COM) Princeton, NJ – American author, Jennifer Prado, skillfully blends Latin magical realism with the values of Aesop’s Fables in her first Young Adult novel that has recently been published with Lulu.com
Ms. Prado was inspired to take a creative sabbatical after witnessing 9/11 from her office window in New York City. “I did the professional equivalent of jumping from an airplane. I resigned from a relatively secure and stable job, to move to Brazil, live on farm with my husband’s relatives, and write.”
Inspired by her rural surroundings, where cows outnumbered people, and only her books spoke English, Ms. Prado chose to incorporate the local landscape and animals into her story, including a hummingbird that she found trapped inside her house.
“A hummingbird buzzing against my window was the image that sparked the rest of the story. Living in relative isolation, allowed me to return to the time of imaginary friends and envision a less violent world. I’d say the values of this story are Victorian: no guns, cursing, or brutality.”
“I’m hoping that the book appeals to adults as well as teens, like an old Bugs Bunny cartoon. The story has a whimsical quality where things go “splat,” but there’s also a sophisticated sense of humor behind the fluff, and even some light social commentary about our modern times."
Jennifer Prado was born in Princeton, NJ and currently works as a Marketing Strategist in Latin America. She has a degree in Latin American Studies and Fiction Writing from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, as well as, an MBA in International Business from Pace University. Her book can be found at: http://www.lulu.com/content/756697 and will soon be available on Amazon.com.
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root's new focus will be taking you home to Africa! We'll be talking all about West African and Sub-Saharan dance and music; the energy, traditions, and rising popularity.
In anticipation of this feature we bring you the Xtra Dance this month:
Step!
A unique and energetic African American form of dance.... the group StepAfrika from Washington, D.C. states:
Stepping is a unique dance tradition created by African American college students. In stepping, the body is used as an instrument to create intricate rhythms and sounds through a combination of footsteps, claps and spoken word. The tradition grew out of the song and dance rituals practiced by historically African American fraternities and sororities in the early 1900s. Stepping comes from a long and rich tradition in African-based communities that use movement, words and sounds to communicate allegiance to a group.
A review by Michael Sutton of the book Soulstepping: African American Step Shows by Elizabeth Fine states:
Contrary to popular opinion, the contemporary method of stepping is really a hybrid of
both African and African American music and dance. Such an amalgam occurred as a result of African and African American dancers exchanging dance movements. While the author clearly implies that some stepping patterns may have been conscious adoptions of African dance patterns, it is more likely that the first immigrants and slaves modified them upon their arrival in the United States. ......the percussive dominance where the stepper throws down a sharply percussive rhythm with the feet while the hands beat out a counter rhythm and the head enunciates another beat is one obvious characteristic present during step shows. ....... Such a routine has its origins in northern Zaire, Sudan, Zambia and Mozambique while the familiar "get down" position commonly observed when steppers often begin and end a step by bending deeply from the waist can be traced to many Central and West African cultures.
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Listen to the sounds of Stepping from NPR online...
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