Dance category: 839 books
Dance Education around the World
Perspectives on dance, young people and change
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
Dance has the power to change the lives of young people. It is a force in shaping identity, affirming culture and exploring heritage in an increasingly borderless world. Creative and empowering pedagogies are driving curriculum development worldwide where the movement of peoples and cultures generates...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2016
Dance intersects with ethnicity in a powerful variety of ways and at a broad set of venues. Dance practices and attitudes about ethnicity have sometimes been the source of outright discord, as when African Americans were - and sometimes still are - told that their bodies are 'not right' for ballet,...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2019
Shakespeare's texts have a long and close relationship with many different types of dance, from dance forms referenced in the plays to adaptations across many genres today. With contributions from experienced and emerging scholars, this handbook provides a concise reference on dance as both an integral...
What Dance Are You?
Discover Ballroom and Social Partner Dances According to their Romantic Essences
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2015
For every romantic experience in life, there exists a song and dance that mirrors it. Welcome to the wonderful world of partner dancing, where couples artistically manifest the many experiences of romance.
Are you just looking to get to know new people? Perhaps you love to flirt? Are you in...
Essentials of Dance Movement Psychotherapy
International Perspectives on Theory, Research, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2017
Essentials of Dance Movement Psychotherapy contributes to the global interest in embodiment approaches to psychotherapy and to the field of dance movement psychotherapy specifically. It includes recent research, innovative theories and case studies of practice providing an inclusive overview of this...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
The Routledge Dance Studies Reader has been expanded and updated, giving readers access to thirty-seven essential texts that address the social, political, cultural, and economic impact of globalization on embodiment and choreography.
These interdisciplinary essays in dance scholarship consider...
Ballroom Dancing: Learn Romantic Ballroom Dance Steps & Types of Dance to Ignite the Passion
Ballroom Dancing - The Sure-Fire Way to Romance
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
**UPDATED FOR 2019**
Ballroom Dancing: Learn Romantic Ballroom Dance Steps & Types of Dance to Ignite the Passion
Did you know that dancing is the fastest way to the ignite romance? If you've been trying to win her (or his) heart, dancing is the best way to do it! " Dancing...
by Linda Ashley
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2012
This third edition of the bestselling text ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO DANCE is thoroughly updated to meet the new AS/A2 specifications and relevant Applied A-levels, BTEC and other Dance qualifications.
Now in full colour, highly illustrated, and packed with tasks and activities to cover all aspects...
by Leo Boone
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
This book covers several topics including:
Chapter 1: Salsa Dancing History Chapter 2: Learn To Dance Salsa With Passion - 5 Secrets Chapter 3: How To Dance - Five Golden Tips And Tricks To Know How To Dance Smooth Salsa Spins Chapter 4: How To Dance - Secret Tips To Learn How To Dance Like...
Ungoverning Dance
Contemporary European Theatre Dance and the Commons
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
Ungoverning Dance examines the work of progressive contemporary dance artists in continental Europe from the mid 1990s to 2015. Placing this within the context of neoliberalism and austerity, the book argues that these artists have developed an ethico-aesthetic approach that uses dance practices as...
I Want to Be Ready
Improvised Dance as a Practice of Freedom
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2010
"Danielle Goldman's contribution to the theory and history of improvisation in dance is rich, beautiful and extraordinary. In her careful, rigorously imaginative analysis of the discipline of choreography in real time, Goldman both compels and allows us to become initiates in the mysteries of...
Dramatic Dance
An Actor's Approach to Dance as a Dramatic Art
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
Dance is part of the art of theatre, a part which connects to movement, to communication, to improvisation, and to performance. It cannot exist on its own in the context of dramatic performance, but works in conjunction with other elements to enable meanings to be created in performance.
Dramatic...
José Limón and La Malinche
The Dancer and the Dance
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2014
José Limón (1908-1972) was one of the leading figures of modern dance in the twentieth century. Hailed by the New York Times as "the finest male dancer of his time" when the José Limón Dance Company debuted in 1947, Limón was also a renowned choreographer who won two Dance Magazine Awards and a...
Belly Dance
The Dance of Mother Earth
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2003
Tina Hobin - acknowledged expert and practitioner of belly dance, with many years experience of teaching and dancing throughout the world - introduces us to the history of this ancient and mystical dance in an accessible style, both enjoyable and easy to read. Tracing the evolution of belly dance...