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.

Written by the author who was raised in a desperately poor village during the height of China's Cultural Revolution, this book tells the story of how he came to be Mao's last dancer.

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

Intends to bring together a cast of dance ethnographers, dancers, teachers, and dance historians to discuss on a variety of topics in the world of Irish step dance and related percussive dance forms. This work includes essays that originated at a symposium held at New York University in 2006 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Riverdance .

Describes the origins and the story of the waltz, foxtrot, jive, and the cha cha. This book also provides tips and techniques on how to approach these dances and shows the movements.

Tradition in Transit.

With a fortune inherited from one of Sweden's wealthiest families, Rolf de Mare (1888-1964) was able to live a rich life in the arts, as an art collector, a ballet director and a museum founder. This book includes over one thousand illustrations about this man.

Celebrates forty years of Scotland's national ballet company with photographs and appreciation and commentary.

With a foreword by Monica Mason, this book is richly illustrated with images from The Royal Ballet's beginnings through to the present day and includes a visually stunning reminder of the 2008/09 season, along with an illustrated guide to the current one.

Offers a multidisciplinary perspective on dance scholarship and practice in India and its diaspora. This title outlines how dance histories have been written and rewritten, how aesthetic and pedagogical conventions have changed and are changing, and how politico-economic shifts shaped Indian dance's negotiation with modernity.

'Strongly recommended' The Dancing Times A guide to techniques, injury prevention and treatment, focusing on five main areas - Anatomy and Physiology, General Injuries, Specific Injuries - cause and treatment, Technical Faults and Anatomical Variations.

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?

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.

Serghei Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes.

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.