Moncell Durden
Dance educator, choreographer, ethnographer, and embodied historian focused on Afro-diasporic movement and the morphology of Afrokinetic memory; founder of Intangible Roots and a leading voice in dance scholarship.
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Feb 11, 2026 • 1h 50min
Episode 138: Jason Samuels Smith & Moncell Durden - Rhythm, Lineage, and Reclassification
Moncell Durden, dance educator and embodied historian focused on Afro-diasporic movement. Jason Samuels Smith, Emmy-winning tap artist and preservationist of tap traditions. They debate rhythm ownership, contested origins of tap, Black indigeneity, regional influences like New Orleans, archival vs oral memory, and how movement acts as living archive.
