Dance Books

The moral dangers of the too common and too fashionable amusements of dancing are pointed out, with as much force as clearness and learning, in this small but valuable book. The author extracts proofs from the Holy Scriptures, the Holy Fathers, Holy...

What is duende?The Art of Flamenco sees Jason Webster revisit the subject which inspired his first book: the mysterious yet essential power which lies at the heart of Spain's most iconic musical expression. Moved by the flamenco dance perfomances of...

A Labanotation score.In capturing the spirit of the ‘Roaring Twenties’ Jerome Robbins’ Charleston Ballet is agem. It came to life in the 1945 Broadway show Billion Dollar Baby, providing a highlightdespite being only seven minutes long...

Every so often there occurs a revolution in one or more of the arts that proves to be not only an exciting occurrence at the time but also makes a lasting contribution to the future of art in general. The Italian Renaissance and the rise of Romanticism...

Adamant that Ballroom Dancing is for wimps, young Fred Astaire decides to take a beginner's ballroom dancing class to prove he isn't a wimp. He realizes ballroom dancing takes hard work and dedication and many people of all ages, including the...

Dance's Duet with the Camera: Motion Pictures is a collection of essays written by various authors on the relationship between live dance and film. Chapters cover a range of topics that explore dance film, contemporary dance with film on stage, dance as...

This book examines the globalization of belly dance and the distinct dancing communities that have evolved from it. The history of belly dance has taken place within the global flow of sojourners, immigrants, entrepreneurs, and tourists from the...

A guide to ballroom dance written by the renowned dance teacher Louis H. Chalif. This book covers various styles of dance, including waltz, tango, and foxtrot, and offers detailed instructions on steps and technique. In addition, Chalif includes a...

Explore the artistry of the legendary dancer Vaslav Nijinsky with this insightful and comprehensive study. With beautiful illustrations by Dorothy Mullock and thoughtful analysis by Geoffrey Arundel Whitworth, this book offers a unique and illuminating...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This book tells the story of teaching Kathakali, a seventeenth century Indian dance-drama, to contemporary performers in Australia.　A rigorous analysis and detailed documentation of the teaching of multiple learners in Melbourne, both in the group...

In this study, Josefine Wikström challenges a concept of performance that makes no difference between art and non-art and argues for a new concept. This book confronts and criticises the way in which the dominating concept of performance has been used in...

Employing a cultural theory approach, this book explores the relationship between popular dance and value. It traces the shifting value systems that underpin popular dance scholarship and considers how different dancing communities articulate complex...

With a political agenda foregrounding collaborative practice to promote ethical relations, these individually and joint written essays and interviews discuss dances often with visual art, theatre, film and music, drawing on continental philosophy to...

In this book, eleven authors analyze recent dance practices in the theatre, in club culture and on film, addressing dance in interdisciplinary relationship with music, painting and play texts. This text attempts to fill a gap with an up-to-date account...

Theatre and Performance in the Asia-Pacific is an analysis of the theatrical imaginative as it manifests in theatre and performance in Australia, Indonesia, Japan and Singapore. The sites encompass marked differences in language, performance, history and...

I was first drawn to ballet around 8 years ago and never imagined that it would evolve from just another hobby to something that would serve as a tool of self expression. Last year, when the lockdown struck, I was left feeling listless because I...

In the sphere of contemporary health and wellness, there oncewas a time when dietary supplements emerged as a scienti.c andnutritional miracleT 'hey are called as suchT 'hese carefully producedproducts were made with the intention of enhancing onebs diet...

Rhetorical Moves presents ground-breaking research theorizing for the first time the dancer as a rhetor and in the process documents a new way to conceive of embodiment. Research is centered in the embo­died experience of the dancer whose voice in the...

The Industrial Revolution in the United States took hold in the 1820s with the founding of Lowell, Massachusetts, a city born of the textile industry. Twirling Jennies takes a look the social dances of that time and place, and of the following hundred...

Contemporary American dance scholars agree that the first venue for critically informed, aware, and diverse reflections on dance was Impulse. While Impulse was recognized as the platform for dance scholarship during the years of its publication,...

Dancing is part of being human. Our earliest ancestors moved their bodies to the accompaniment of rhythms and chants. This urge to move, together with sounds or music, is part of our human nature. Dancing for Fun, the second in the series, presents...

Il libro ""Le Danze Storiche Dei Secoli XVI, XVII E XVIII"" scritto da Leopoldo Mastrigli nel 1889 ����� un'opera che presenta un'analisi delle danze storiche dei secoli XVI, XVII e XVIII. L'autore, un esperto di storia della danza, descrive con grande...

This volume brings together twelve papers by linguists and philosophers contributing novel empirical and formal considerations to theorizing about vagueness. Three main issues are addressed: gradable expressions and comparison, the semantics of degree...

The Topic of The PlayThere are two different worlds in the play. The real world is where Atlas lives in his room with his aquarium. The world of Atlantis, where Mira lives with her friends and father. Everyone is alone in their own world. Only those who...

This book is a comprehensive guide to the fashionable quadrille dance, and provides detailed instructions on the steps, calls, and etiquette associated with this elegant dance. Whether you're a seasoned dancer or a beginner, you'll find this book to be...

After a distinguished career as a dancer, Nicolai Serrebrenikov became one of the leading teachers at the Vaganova Choreographic School in St. Petersburg. In this major work on pas de deux, the students and teachers are taken step by step through the...

The waltz, perhaps the most beloved social dance of the 19th and early 20th centuries, once provoked outrage from religious leaders and other self-appointed arbiters of social morality. Decrying the corrupting influence of social dancing, they failed...

Tracing the development of tap dancing from ancient India to the Broadway stage in 1903, when the word "Tap" was first used in publicity to describe this new American style of dance, this text separates the cultural, societal and historical events...

The Oxford Handbook of Dance and the Popular Screen sets the agenda for the study of dance in popular moving images - films, television shows, commercials, music videos, and YouTube - and offers new ways to understand the multi-layered meanings of the...

Sumérgete en "Jubilación Feliz" y descubre cómo abrazar la libertad dorada de la jubilación. Desde cultivar pasiones postergadas hasta tejer conexiones profundas, este libro te guía hacia una vida enriquecida. Explora historias inspiradoras, consejos...

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First published in 1926, book three of “The Scottish Country Dance Book” series contains a wonderful selection of traditional Scottish country dance music. Complete with detailed explanations, step-by-step instructions and clear sheet music, this volume...

This is the first book of “The Scottish Country Dance Book”, a fantastic series that presents a wide range of traditional Scottish country dance music. Complete with detailed explanations, step-by-step instructions and clear sheet music, this volume is...

This is book five of “The Scottish Country Dance Book” series. Containing a selection of traditional Scottish country dance music complete with detailed explanations, step-by-step dance instructions and clear sheet music, this volume is ideal for those...

This is book five of “The Scottish Country Dance Book” series. Containing a selection of traditional Scottish country dance music complete with detailed explanations, step-by-step dance instructions and clear sheet music, this volume is ideal for those...

""Grammar of the Art of Dancing, Theoretical and Practical: Lessons in the Arts of Dancing and Dance Writing, Choreography"" is a comprehensive guide to the art of dancing written by Friedrich Albert Zorn in 1905. The book covers both the theoretical and...

For as long as i can remember, I have loved to Ballroom Dance and for the past 41 plus years I have been teaching young adults, singles, & couples ''how to dance'' and enjoy doing it. If you have learned to dance, you will understand that many funny...

The development of worship and arts ministry requires valuable input and insight from Church leaders and Academy scholars. With Creative Worship in a Contemporary Milieu, the Church and Academy intersect as Dr. Lisa Weah offers scholarly insights...

A richly illustrated book on the classical Indian dance form of Kuchipudi, one of the most popular art forms of Andhra Pradesh. Authored by Jaya Sena Pathi, a noted Kuchipudi dancer, this book presents the history, evolution, and techniques of Kuchipudi...

A classic French ballet composed by Léo Delibes, inspired by the myth of the nymph Sylvia and the goddess Diana. The ballet premiered at the Paris Opera in 1876 and remains a staple of the classical ballet repertoire to this day, known for its intricate...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Discover one of the world's most beloved ballets with Crafterina's Nuctracker Coloring and Craft Book. Included in the book is a synopsis of the ballet, coloring & activity pages, paper crafts, and so much more!