American dance groups will further Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s “smart power diplomacy” for the second year in a row, the U.S. State Department announced, by touring countries in Asia, Africa, and Middle East, performing primarily before poor children in those areas as part of DanceMotion USASM.
“DanceMotion USASM builds on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s vision of ‘smart power’ diplomacy,” the State Department said in a statement on the initiative. “It embraces the full use of diplomatic tools, in this case dance, to engage people and create opportunities for greater understanding.”
The State Department explained that they are “send[ing] American dance companies overseas to engage with audiences and communities, especially underserved youth, through dance and a variety of other means.”
You can see the list of tour dates here. The inaugural event in Washington D.C. is scheduled for January 12th.
