Dance category: 839 books
Vorwerk Tip of the week
The Ultimate Handbook to Become a Succesfull Dance Music Producer
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2017
World renowned dance music producer Maarten Vorwerk has provided his followers with a weekly tip for the last three years. He shines his light on every aspect of the music industry but mostly focuses on practical mixing and producing advice. No matter if you are a beginner or a dance music veteran. This...
Mindful Movement:The Evolution of the Somatic Arts and Conscious Action
The Evolution of the Somatic Arts and Conscious Action
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2016
In Mindful Movement, exercise physiologist, somatic therapist, dance educator and advocate Martha Eddy uses original interviews, case studies and practice-led research to define the origins of a new holistic field – somatic movement education and therapy – and its impact on fitness, ecology,...
What Moves You?
Shaping your dissertation in dance
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
Every dissertation is individual and unique - particularly for dance students, who must combine a wide range of approaches into a tailor-made research methodology.
What Moves You? fosters a creative approach to dissertations and final projects. By guiding the development of a personal study...
Social Choreography
Ideology as Performance in Dance and Everyday Movement
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2005
Through the concept of “social choreography” Andrew Hewitt demonstrates how choreography has served not only as metaphor for modernity but also as a structuring blueprint for thinking about and shaping modern social organization. Bringing dance history and critical theory together, he shows that...
by Karen K. Bradley
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
Rudolf Laban was one of the leading dance theorists of the twentieth century. His work on dance analysis and notation raised the status of dance as both an art form and a scholarly discipline. This is the first book to combine:
an overview of Laban’s life, work and influences
an exploration...
by Mary Anne Santos Newhall
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2017
This book considers dancer, teacher, and choreographer Mary Wigman, a leading innovator in Expressionist dance whose radical explorations of movement and dance theory are credited with expanding the scope of dance as a theatrical art. Now reissued, this book combines:
a full account of Wigman’s...
Quintessential Bellydance
Beginner Class Companion
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2013
If youre looking for a fun, effective, low-impact workout that will build stamina, enhance flexibility, and improve your cardiovascular well-being, look no more. This gentle and effective dance is not only exciting to learn; its also a great workout. Bellydance strengthens your core muscles gracefully,...
Dancing Revolution
Bodies, Space, and Sound in American Cultural History
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2019
Throughout American history, patterns of political intent and impact have linked the wide range of dance movements performed in public places. Groups diverse in their cultural or political identities, or in both, long ago seized on dancing in our streets, marches, open-air revival meetings, and theaters,...
Choreographing Copyright
Race, Gender, and Intellectual Property Rights in American Dance
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Choreographing Copyright is a new historical and cultural analysis of U.S. dance-makers' investment in intellectual property rights. Stretching from the late nineteenth century to the early twenty-first, the book reconstructs efforts to win copyright protection for choreography and teases out their...
by Jennifer Moreau
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
Just Dance 2014 takes the fun to another level this year with all new ways to create the best party ever! You need this quick reference guide to show you the quickest way to get to the top of the dance party. You’ll find an intro to all the features, how to get a free song download and a comprehensive achievement guide. What are you waiting for? Get dancing!
Anna Halprin
Dance - Process - Form
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2014
Anna Halprin is a world-famous theatre artist and early pioneer in the expressive arts healing movement. This book explores her personal growth as a dancer and choreographer and the development of her therapeutic and pedagogical approach.
The authors, who each trained with Halprin, introduce...
Sitting at the Feet of Gurus
The Life and Dance Ethnography of Claire Holt
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2009
Deena Burton is well known for her accomplishments as a dancer, choreographer, producer, and scholar of Indonesian Arts. In the course of her research she came across the pioneering work of Claire Holt, who had written about art and culture in New York and Europe, especially the rise of Modern Dance,...
Moving Oceans
Celebrating Dance in the South Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Celebrating the diversity of dance across the South Pacific, this volume studies the various experiences, motivations and aims for dance, emerging from the voices of dance professionals in the islands. In particular, it focuses on the interplay of cultures and pathways of migration as people move across the region discovering new routes and connections.
Age and Dancing
Older People and Community Dance Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2012
This highly readable introduction to dance with older people combines key debates and issues in the field with practical guidance, as well as a resources section including numerous 'toolkit materials'. Diane Amans, leading practitioner in Community Dance, provides the ideal beginners' guide for students, practitioners and dance artists alike.