Dance category: 839 books
Dance Circles
Movement, Morality and Self-fashioning in Urban Senegal
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Senegal has played a central role in contemporary dance due to its rich performing traditions, as well as strong state patronage of the arts, first under French colonialism and later in the postcolonial era. In the 1980s, when the Senegalese economy was in decline and state fundingwithdrawn, European...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2013
Virtually everyone working in dance today uses electronic media technology. Envisioning Dance on Film and Video chronicles this 100-year history and gives readers new insight on how dance creatively exploits the art and craft of film and video. In fifty-three essays, choreographers, filmmakers, critics...
Dance Ethnography and Global Perspectives
Identity, Embodiment and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
Dance Ethnography and Global Perspectives presents the work of dance scholars whose professional fieldwork spans several continents and includes studies of the dance and movement systems of varied global communities.
Jérôme Bel
Dance, Theatre, and the Subject
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
This study is the first monograph on the work of French choreographer Jérôme Bel, following his artistic trajectory from the beginning of his career as a choreographer in 1994 to his most recent piece in 2016. It contains an overview and in-depth analysis of all of his choreographies, from Nom...
by Carole Edrich
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2015
‘Dance is the hidden language of the soul.’
Martha Graham
This pocket-sized miscellany, packed with fascinating facts, captivating stories and inspiring quotes from the world of dance, is perfect for anyone who knows the incomparable joy and freedom of slipping on your dance shoes and expressing yourself through movement to music.
Days on Earth
The Dance of Doris Humphrey
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 1993
Now available in paperback, Days on Earth--originally published in 1988 (Yale University Press)--traces the dance career and artistic development of one of the founders of American modern dance. In this biography of dance pioneer Doris Humphrey, Marcia B. Siegel follows Humphrey's career from her...
Gaelic Cape Breton Step-Dancing
An Historical and Ethnographic Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2017
The step-dancing of the Scotch Gaels in Nova Scotia is the last living example of a form of dance that waned following the great emigrations to Canada that ended in 1845. The Scotch Gael has been reported as loving dance, but step-dancing in Scotland had all but disappeared by 1945. One must look to...
Mandela's Dancers
Oral Histories of Program Participants and Organizers
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2016
The role of dance and music in the struggle against South Africa’s apartheid regime is well documented. This book explores a special chapter in the history of post-liberation South Africa. In 1993, Lady Anya Sainsbury, a former ballerina at the Royal Ballet in London, met Nelson Mandela at a party...
The Revival of Banned Dances
A Worldwide Study
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2012
Throughout history, humans have used dance as a benefit for mind, body, and soul. In some cases, governments or churches have banned certain dances for a variety of reasons. This work provides an exploration of dances banned around the world, then revived by a handful of brave proponents. The sixteen...
by Morwenna Assaf
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
The Power of Commitment. This is a book of daily exercises at an Intermediate level that takes over 12 months. Be as creative as you can. Ideas for that creativity and also how to not get overwhelmed with the belly dance scene. Lots of business ideas are here too. Take your business to its fullest and...
by Elizabeth Wayland Barber
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
A fascinating exploration of an ancient system of beliefs and its links to the evolution of dance.
From Southern Greece to northern Russia, people living in agrarian communities have long believed in “dancing goddesses,” mystical female spirits who spend their nights and days dancing in...
The “Shim Sham”
(National Anthem of Tap) 2Nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2015
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...
Dance and the Arts in Mexico, 1920-1950
The Cosmic Generation
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2018
Dance and the Arts in Mexico, 1920–1950 tells the story of the arts explosion that launched at the end of the Mexican revolution, when composers, choreographers, and muralists had produced state-sponsored works in wide public spaces. The book assesses how the “cosmic generation” in Mexico connected...
Movements of Interweaving
Dance and Corporeality in Times of Travel and Migration
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
Movements of Interweaving is a rich collection of essays exploring the concept of interweaving performance cultures in the realms of movement, dance, and corporeality. Focusing on dance performances as well as on scenarios of cultural movements on a global scale, it not only challenges the concept...