{"id":147501,"date":"2025-08-15T09:54:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T09:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/147501\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T09:54:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T09:54:17","slug":"stacey-allens-d-for-dance-celebrates-movement-identity-and-the-rhythms-of-the-african-diaspora-in-houston-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/147501\/","title":{"rendered":"Stacey Allen\u2019s D for Dance celebrates movement, identity, and the rhythms of the African diaspora in Houston. \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Author<\/p>\n

When you think of dance, you probably picture movement, rhythm, and physical expression. But for Stacey Allen<\/a>, it’s also about identity, culture, and confidence. Allen is a Houston-based dancer, educator, and now the author of a children’s book called D is for Dance: Dancing Through the Diaspora<\/a>, a vibrant celebration of movement that follows a young Black girl through an alphabet of dance styles rooted in the African diaspora.<\/p>\n

In a city as diverse and as musically rich as Houston, the book serves as both a joyful introduction to dance and a deeper reflection on how Black culture continues to shape the way we move and create.<\/p>\n

In the above conversation, Stacey Allen talked with Houston Matters Producer Michael Hagerty<\/a> about the story behind the book, the significance of representation in children’s literature, and the legacy of Houston artists in shaping music and dance across the globe. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you think of dance, you probably picture movement, rhythm, and physical expression. But for Stacey Allen, it’s…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":147502,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[87034,87035,87036,26345,87037,87038,12514,4345,87039,16305,87040,87041,18769,87042,7260,7171,87043,3996,87044,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-147501","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-black-author","9":"tag-black-diaspora","10":"tag-black-identity","11":"tag-childrens-books","12":"tag-childrens-books-literature","13":"tag-d-is-for-dance","14":"tag-diversity","15":"tag-houston","16":"tag-houston-culture","17":"tag-houston-matters","18":"tag-houston-music-culture","19":"tag-houston-based-author-stacey-allen","20":"tag-identity","21":"tag-kindred-stories","22":"tag-performing-arts","23":"tag-representation","24":"tag-representation-matters","25":"tag-shows","26":"tag-stacey-allen","27":"tag-texas","28":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115032179600010059","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}