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New Arrivals
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Ballet
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Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet
Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet
by Gail Grant
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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)

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Photo Anthologies
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Breaking Bounds: The Dance Photography of Lois Greenfield
Breaking Bounds: The Dance Photography of Lois Greenfield
by Lois Greenfield
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In this collection of 87 duotone images that virtually leap off the page, Lois Greenfield's revolutionary photographs capture the explosive energy and beauty of dancers' bodies in motion. Made between 1982 and 1991, they are the result of a collaboration... (read more)

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Health and Careers
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Body and Earth: an Experiential Guide (Middlebury Bicentennial Series in Environmental Studies)
Body and Earth: an Experiential Guide (Middlebury Bicentennial Series in Environmental Studies)
by Andrea Olsen
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An inspired synthesis of scientific detail and creative perception offers new insights into the relationship between body and earth.... (read more)

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Miscellaneous Other Dance Forms
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Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop
Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop
by Frankie Manning
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Millman and Manning trace the evolution of swing dancing from its early days in Harlem through the post-World War II period, until it was eclipsed by rock Un' roll and then disco. When swing made a comeback, Manning's 30-year hiatus ended.... (read more)

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Choreography and Production
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Balanchine Variations
Balanchine Variations
by Nancy Goldner
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The literature on Balanchine is vast, but it is primarily biographical. Balanchine Variations is the first book to concentrate on the ballets themselves, providing critical analysis and detailed descriptions of what the dancers actually do.  ... (read more)

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Biography
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Steps in Time: An Autobiography
Steps in Time: An Autobiography
by Fred Astaire
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One of the foremost entertainers of the twentieth century—singer, actor, choreographer, and, of course, the most dazzling "hoofer" in the history of motion pictures—Fred Astaire was the epitome of charm, grace, and suave sophistication, with... (read more)

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Theory and History
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Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance : Awakening Spirituality Through Movement & Ritual (00 Edition)
Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance : Awakening Spirituality Through Movement & Ritual (00 Edition)
by Iris J. Stewart
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Shows how dance, the highest expression of spirituality in cultures and traditions all over the world, is being integrated into the lives of women today. x The first book to explore women's spiritual expression--women's ways--through a study of dance x... (read more)

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General
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Dancing Across Borders: Danzas y Bailes Mexicanos
Dancing Across Borders: Danzas y Bailes Mexicanos
by Olga (edt) Najera-ramirez
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This book explores Mexican popular and traditional dance practices on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border, addressing questions of authenticity, aesthetics, identity, interpretation, and research methodologies in dance performance. Contributors include... (read more)

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Sale Books
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Dancers' Body Book
Dancers' Body Book
by Allegra Kent
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Ballet dancers have the strongest, most beautiful, probably the most envied bodies in the world. How do they stay slender and willowy while maintaining the extraordinary energy it takes to perform night after night? Can a nondancer or an amateur attain a... (read more)

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Used Books
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New York City Ballet Workout: Fifty Stretches and Exercises Anyone Can Do for a Strong, Graceful, and Sculpted Body
New York City Ballet Workout: Fifty Stretches and Exercises Anyone Can Do for a Strong, Graceful, and Sculpted Body
by Peter Martins
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New York City Ballet Workout is a revolutionary fitness program that will help you begin to develop lean abs, firm buttocks, a contoured waist, sculpted legs, slim thighs, strong arms, perfect posture, flexbility you never thought possible--and grace and... (read more)

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