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Dance

2008 Holiday Catalog

Dance

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General

Dance Dance Dance
by Haruki Murakami
Publisher Comments
In this propulsive novel by the author of Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World and The Elephant Vanishes, one of the most idiosyncratically brilliant writers at work in any language fuses science fiction, the hard-boiled thriller, and white... (read more)
List Price $14.95
Your Price $8.00
Used - Trade Paper

Sale Books

Dance in Cuba Dance in Cuba
by Gill Garcetti
Publisher Comments
In 2003 "American Photo magazine named Gil Garcetti one of the nation's master photographers. His two critically acclaimed Balcony Press books "Iron: Erecting the Walt Disney Concert Hall and "Frozen Music have been praised for their evocation of the... (read more)
Your Price $65.00
(New - Hardcover)

Used Books

Story of Irish Dance (01 Edition) Story of Irish Dance (01 Edition)
by Brennan
Publisher Comments
From early accounts of dance customs in medieval Ireland to the present, Brennan offers an authoritative look at the evolution of Irish dance.... (read more)
Your Price $18.95
(Used - Trade Paper)

Ballet

Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet
by Gail Grant
Publisher Comments
From adagio to voyage, over 800 steps, movements, poses, and concepts are fully defined. A pronunciation guide and cross-references to alternate names for similar steps and positions that vary from the Russian to the French or Italian schools are also... (read more)
Your Price $2.95
Used - Trade Paper

Biography

Mao's Last Dancer
by Li Cunxin
Publisher Comments
From a desperately poor village in northeast China, at age eleven, Li Cunxin was chosen by Madame Mao's cultural delegates to be taken from his rural home and brought to Beijing, where he would study ballet. In 1979, the young dancer arrived in Texas as... (read more)
Your Price $16.00
New - Trade Paper

World and Ethnic

Tango: An Argentine Love Story
by Camille Cusumano
Publisher Comments
Overwhelmed with the pain of a failed fifteen-year relationship, Camille Cusumano wanted badly to escape her life and heal her emotional wounds. After a violent encounter with her ex's new girlfriend, Camille decided she had some serious soul-searching... (read more)
Your Price $10.95
Used - Trade Paper

Miscellaneous Other Dance Forms

Let's Dance: The Complete Book and DVD of Ballroom Dance Instruction for Weddings, Parties, Fitness, and Fun with DVD
by Cal Pozo
Publisher Comments
Master any dance in minutes with the first major dance instructional book/DVD from America's bestselling dance instructor Cal Pozo, director of the bestselling Dancing with the Stars-Cardio Dance DVD and creator of the multi-platinum award-winning Learn... (read more)
Your Price $12.50
Used - Softcvr W/comp Media

Choreography and Production

Dancers Talking Dance: Critical Evaluation in the Choreography Class
by Larry Lavender
Publisher Comments
Learn how to formulate critical responses to the dances you see, create, and perform. In Dancers Talking Dance, author Larry Lavender outlines the five-step ORDER approach to critical evaluation: Observation, Reflection, Discussion, Evaluation, and... (read more)
Your Price $36.25
New - Trade Paper

Health and Careers

Dance Therapy and Depth Psychology: The Moving Imagination
by Joan Chodorow
Publisher Comments
As a psychotherapeutic technique dance/movement as active imagination was originated by Carl Gustav Jung in 1916. It was later developed in the 1960s by dance therapy pioneer Mary Whitehouse. Today it is an approach to dance therapy as well as a form of... (read more)
Your Price $17.50
Used - Trade Paper

Reference

Diaghilev's Ballets Russes
by Lynn Garafola
Publisher Comments
In the history of twentieth-century ballet no company has had so profound and far-reaching an influence as the Ballets Russes. Under the direction of impresario extraordinaire Serge Diaghilev (1872-1929), the Ballets Russes radically transformed the... (read more)
Your Price $22.00
New - Trade Paper

Theory and History

Envisioning Dance on Film & Video DVD Bo
by Judy Mitoma
Synopsis
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 53... (read more)
List Price $68.50
Your Price $50.60
New - Trade Paper

Instruction

Laban for Actors and Dancers: Putting Laban's Movement Theory Into Practice: A Ste-By-Step Guide
by Jean Newlove
Publisher Comments
A handbook complete with graded exercises for teachers and students wanting a practical introduction to Laban's famous system of movement. Rudolf Laban is to movement what Stanislavski is to acting. He devised the first wholly successful system for... (read more)
Your Price $22.95
New - Trade Paper

Bestsellers

Thursday December 4, 2008
Dance Dance Dance
  1. Dance Dance Dance
    by Haruki Murakami
  2. The Art of Pole Dancing
    by Peekaboo Pole Dancing Ltd
  3. Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet
    by Gail Grant
  4. Nureyev
    by Julie Kavanagh
  5. Mao's Last Dancer
    by Li Cunxin
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