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When does a comparison between dances deepen your understanding, and when does it flatten both?
Black dance history is rich enough to study closely. A resemblance can begin the conversation without proving who borrowed which step.
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When does a comparison between dances deepen your understanding, and when does it flatten both?
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But once a resemblance gets described as proof, the conversation changes.
Then keep the distinction. Name what we can see and what would need more evidence. The history is worth that care.
A resemblance is a good reason to investigate. It isn't a reason to skip the investigation.
The resemblance is interesting even if nobody can produce a straight line between the dances.
Yes. Curiosity doesn't need a finished origin story to justify itself.