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Follow The Music interview with Neva

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About this Item

Title

  • Follow The Music Interview: Neva

Names

  • Brickhouse, Junious (Interviewer)
  • Sarakul, Ryan (Recordist)
  • Kell-Abrams, Maya (Contributor)
  • Verdoodt, Vanessa Neva (Interviewee)

Created / Published

  • Los Angeles, California, March 14, 2023

Headings

  • -  Dance--Competitions
  • -  Women dancers--United States--Interviews
  • -  Break dancing
  • -  House music--California--Los Angeles
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Ethnography
  • -  Moving Image
  • -  United States -- California -- Los Angeles

Genre

  • Interviews
  • Ethnography
  • Moving Image

Notes

  • -  Summary: Originally from Belgium; Vanessa “Neva” Verdoodt, was able to perform and battle all around Europe at a young age as a b-girl. She also worked with Cirque du Soleil, which brought her to the US. After that contract, she moved to Los Angeles under the mentorship of Popping Taco. Neva continued to grow as an artist, mother, and professional, working as a dance and wellness educator, promoting events at nightclubs (such as Deep and King King). Neva is currently supporting her best friend, Emiko Sugiyama, with organizing Open House and other community events.
  • -  Keywords: African American history; African American culture; Black history; Black dance; Black culture; 2slgbtqia+; lgbtq; traditions; global; electronic dance music; house dance; house culture; club culture; bgirl; breakin; breakdance; bboy; battle; competition; mentorship; street dance; pioneers; commercial dance; freestyle dancers; promoter; intergenerational; organizer; prayer; meditation; exchange; cultural studies; cultural assimilation; educator; ancestors; tradition; mother; wellness; public school teacher; dance competitions
  • -  Venue: Recorded at Creatington, Los Angeles, California, March 14, 2023.

Medium

  • 1 moving image file (MP4): digital. 1 manuscript file (PDF): digital.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Series: Los Angeles

Source Collection

  • Follow the Music: Exploring Multi-Linear Legacies of House Culture: Community Collections Grant Project, 2022-2023 (AFC 2022/012)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • video
  • pdf
  • image

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Credit line

Follow the Music: Exploring Multi-Linear Legacies of House Culture, Community Collections Grant Project, 2023 (AFC 2022/012), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Brickhouse, Junious, Ryan Sarakul, Maya Kell-Abrams, and Vanessa Neva Verdoodt. Follow The Music Interview: Neva. Los Angeles, California, 2023. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2022012_037/.

APA citation style:

Brickhouse, J., Sarakul, R., Kell-Abrams, M. & Verdoodt, V. N. (2023) Follow The Music Interview: Neva. Los Angeles, California. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2022012_037/.

MLA citation style:

Brickhouse, Junious, et al. Follow The Music Interview: Neva. Los Angeles, California, 2023. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/afc2022012_037/>.