Dance category: 839 books
The “Shim Sham”
National Anthem of Tap
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2010
The authors objective is to capture these steps and unusual musical counts in written Dance Notes format, going to great lengths to break down the steps and insure the dancer has WEIGHT on the correct foot, etc, to accomplish a faithful execution of some tricky foot work complicated by some unusual...
Jasmin Vardimon's Dance Theatre
Movement, memory and metaphor
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Jasmin Vardimon’s Dance Theatre offers an unusual, intimate insight into the devising and training processes of a choreographer in the midst of her practice. Libby Worth and Jasmin Vardimon take a collaborative approach to recording and exploring the working processes of Vardimon and her company,...
Weekend Societies
Electronic Dance Music Festivals and Event-Cultures
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
From massive raves sprouting around the London orbital at the turn of the 1990s to events operated under the control of corporate empires, EDM (Electronic Dance Music) festivals have developed into cross-genre, multi-city, transnational mega-events. From free party teknivals proliferating across Europe...
Stars of '90s Dance Pop
29 Hitmakers Discuss Their Careers
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2016
The 1990s produced some of the greatest artists and hits in dance music history. And the decade was among the genre’s most successful in terms of energy, sales and global popularity. In this retrospective, 29 singers, songwriters, producers, DJs and industry professionals who enjoyed stardom on...
Doople
The Eternal Law of African Dance
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
The African dancer requires complete technical mastery and must respect the precise rules handed down by the society of the Masques de Sagesse. Alphonse Tirou is from the Ouenon people of the Ivory Coast. His major study is the first written record of this oral tradition and it explains the movements,...
by Renee D'Aoust
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
"A remarkably clear-eyed descent into New York's surreal world of modern dance peopled by the obsessed, dispossessed, sexy, suicidal, brutal, broke, and absurd."-Lance Olsen, author of Nietzsche's Kisses
The award-winning writer Renée E. D'Aoust draws from her experiences as a modern...
Raising Dust
A Cultural History of Dance in Palestine
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2010
Dance in Palestine has a history as complex and contentious as the land itself. Dismissed as bacchantic madness by Bible tourists in the 19th Century, revived and glorified by Zionists, Pan-Arabists and Palestinian Nationalists in the 20th Century, and rejected by Islamic Reformists in the 21st Century...
Jungle Rabha Masks and Masked Dance
An Antropological Documentation
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
The book is based on extensive field work among the forest dwelling Rabhas of North Bengal conducted in 1982 and 1983 during the collection of their traditional cultural artifacts (ethnographic object) as the museum specimens. Among the collected specimens, masks are considered as one of the significant...
One with the Music
Cape Breton Step Dance Tradition and Transmission
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Swedish-born traditional dancer and researcher Mats Melin has worked and performed extensively in the Scottish Highlands, the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland, in their schools and communities promoting Scottish traditional dance. He has also taught and performed in Sweden, Canada, USA, Russia and New...
Ballroom Dance Wedding
The Complete Book of Ballroom Dance Wedding, Ballroom Dancing for Kids, Ballroom Dancing Classes, Parties, Fitness and Fun
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2013
The ultimate guide about ballroom dancing, ballroom dance wedding, ballroom dancing for kids, ballroom dancing classes, ballroom dance studio and more.
by Anon.
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2016
“Let's Dance” is a fantastic vintage guide to social dancing. It has step-by-step instructions for a variety of traditional dances, as well chapters on history, popularity, general remarks, and much more. This volume is highly recommended for novices and veteran dancers looking to expand their...
Dancing for Fun
Group Dancing for All Ages Book Two
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2015
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 dances in which you can express your deepest feelings...
Rhythms of the Afro-Atlantic World
Rituals and Remembrances
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010
"Collecting essays by fourteen expert contributors into a trans-oceanic celebration and critique, Mamadou Diouf and Ifeoma Kiddoe Nwankwo show how music, dance, and popular culture turn ways of remembering Africa into African ways of remembering. With a mix of Nuyorican, Cuban, Haitian, Kenyan,...
by David Akombo
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
This study surveys music and dance from a global perspective, viewing them as a composite whole found in every culture. To some, music means sound and body movement. To others, dance means body movement and sound. The author examines the complementary connection between sound and movement as an element...