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call-and-response

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call-and-re·sponse (kôlnd-r-spns)
adj.
Of or relating to a style of singing in which the melody sung by one singer is responded to or echoed by another or others.
call-and-re·sponse, call and response n.
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From costumes and body painting associated with dance, to dances that honor spirits and ancestors, to types of musical instruments used, call-and-response songs, and much more, Drumbeat in our Feet surveys all aspects of African dance.
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based company specializes in step, the foot-stompin', hand-clappin' dance form based on African call-and-response traditions and popularized by African American fraternities and sororities.
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