They weren't. Their owners did not want to be seen with them if he didn't have to. This caused many owners to lose touch with their slaves, and in their free time, when they knew he wouldn't be around, they would sing and dance. Owners wanted their slaves to have children because the children would become their slaves, when they grew up. This allowed them to buy less slaves and save money.
yes since a lot of African slaves did tap dance and men were afriacn slaves too
African Slaves Influence in 19 Century
The African American slaves performed street dance at night because they could not do anything
they sought refuge in their families, religion, art and dance.
African slaves took aspects of their cultures such as language, music, dance, religion, and food with them to the new world. These cultural elements played a key role in shaping the development of African diaspora cultures in the Americas.
African dance
The white people would have whips with shards of glass stuck to it, so when the slaves did not eat, dance, etc, they were tied to a pole and in front of everyone, was whipped on their back.
Africans were brought to Jamaica to be used as slaves by the Europeans, much like they did in the US. With them they brought their culture, dance and music.
Slaves free time all depended on if they didnt as much as they did. But when they did they would sing, dance, tell tales, stage, play games, hang out with family, gamble,and women would gather to build quilts for the family.
African dance Influenced American dance by the whites watching the africans so the decieded to dance so then it became African-American dancing.
The slaves created the macarana.
Ballet dance and African dance are both performance dances.