Dance Books

Don'ts for Dancers was originally printed in 1925 and contains hundreds of snippets of entertaining, timeless and amusing advice for anyone learning to dance or attending a party.

An irreverent, hilariously illustrated guide to the wonderful world of the dance floor, covering everything from the most basic moves to the very advanced.

Learn the rudiments of the ancient, sensual art of belly dancing with this unique kit. It's packed with a full set of finger cymbals, adhesive jewels to adorn your face, and a 32page book that explains all the basic moves: head slide, choo-choo shimmy, snake arms, and much more. Who knew exercise could be this much fun?

Tap dancing is as popular as ever, and provides a great low-impact workout. This book includes a set of heel and toe taps with screws to convert your shoes into practical taps, and a 32-page book that provides the history and how-to of this lively and rhythmic art form.

Looks at life inside the world of Russian ballet at a crucial era in its history.

Helps you learn how to become a Ballroom Babe or a Latin Lover. This work teaches the basic moves that help you to get to grips with various types of ballroom dancing. It includes instructions and illustrations that teach you various dances including the traditional Foxtrot, Waltz, and Tango as well as the more modern Mambo, Rumba and Samba.

Documents the rich and varied history of social dance and the multiple styles it has generated, while drawing on some of the forms of critical and theoretical inquiry. This title includes essays that cover different historical periods and styles; and encompass regional influences from North and South America, Britain, Europe, and Africa.

Examines Irish stepdancing - from the organization of competitions to the movement of dancers' bodies - in relation to themes of authority, authenticity, and control. This book reveals the issues, forces, and values that entwine all participants, including competition organizers, judges, dancers, parents, and teachers.

Crisis and Celebrity in a South Italian Healing Hut. With its roots in one of the most well known and long-lasting healing rituals to be found in Europe, the tarantulas dance has now become a popular music and dance craze. The author asks whether this current popularity has anything to do with the historic ritual of tarantism and whether the notion of healing is still of any relevance.

Helps to learn the origins of ballroom dancing and the trends that influenced its evolution. This package explores the music and tempos that match the dances, including exercises to help the dancer hear and count the beat. It helps the dancer cope with problems that may arise on the social dance floor.

An account of how the tango, born in the slums of 19th-century Buenos Aires and performed by pimps and prostitutes, captured the popular imagination for over 100 years, to become an international cult at the end of the 20th century.

Examines the importance of dance in African culture and analyzes why and how African dance survived the Atlantic crossing and the traumatic experiences of the slave trade before finally taking root in the Caribbean - where plantation slaves learned, used, and adapted European dance forms.

Tango, waltz, square dance, hip-hop, ballet, swing, jazz, charus line, afro-cuban-dance has come from every culture and corner of the world. Almost every known culture on the planet has a dance tradition. This book features interviews with dancers, some famous and some not, and examines the importance of the art form in their lives.

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This dictionary provides the information necessary for dance fans to navigate the diverse modern dance scene. With an emphasis on performance - readers will find both fact and analysis on a wide range of subjects from dancers and choreographers to dance styles and technical terms.

If you were born to dance, but are having difficulty with the first steps to stardom, this is the book for you. From finding the right training to getting an agent, from performing in music videos to working on the West End stage, this is a down-to-earth source book of tips that will inspire and encourage you.

Presents an international, political perspective to capoeira. This book lets readers experience capoeira in its historical context. It explores capoeira programmes for at-risk youth, and a socio-cultural consideration of the effects internationalization has had on this form.

Contains 35 professionally choreographed moves - illustrated and accompanied by fitness tips, style and fashion hints.

Provides a guide to the basic steps of Scottish reels and country dances, all broken down into bullet points and illustrated with diagrams. This title also offers hints on the social niceties of reeling, the conventions of the dance and the timetable of the Scottish social season.