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Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet by Jennifer Homans Publisher Comments One of The New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of the Year For more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a record of our past. A ballerina dancing The Sleeping Beauty... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $18.00 Used - Hardcover 
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Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet by Jennifer Homans Publisher Comments NATIONAL BESTSELLER For more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a record of our past. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully told, Apollo’s Angels—the first... (read more) Your price: $20.00 New - Trade Paper
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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 $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Diet for Dancers: A Complete Guide to Nutrition and Weight Control by Robin D Chmelar Publisher Comments The first diet book based on research with dancers, this guide provides information about proper dietary procedures that will enable people to reach and/or maintain their optimal body weight for dancing. Areas discussed include weight... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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No Fixed Points: Dance in the Twentieth Century by Nancy Reynolds Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 745-849) and index.... (read more) Your price: $74.25 New - Hardcover 
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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) List Price $17.00 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Orchesography by Thoinot Arbeau Publisher Comments Generally regarded as the most valuable book on 16th-century dance and music available, this volume offers detailed instructions for all of the steps involved in pavans, gavottes, galliards, and more. References to the practices of instrumental... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Tango: The Dance, the Song, the Story by Simon Collier Publisher Comments Born in the slums of Buenos Aires in the last decades of the 19th century, the tango has remained spectacularly alive for over 100 years and today is the focus of a new cult. What is the secret of the tango's appeal? Historian Simon Collier traces the... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Is It All about Hips?: Around the World with Bollywood Dance by Sangita Shresthova Publisher Comments In this brilliant ethnography, Sangita Sresthova, who has pioneered various dance forms brings alive the world of Bollywood dance. You embark upon this exhilarating journey at a live performance in London, and travel with the author discovering how this... (read more) Your price: $26.25 New - Trade Paper
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Jump Into Jazz (5TH 05 Edition) by Minda Goodman Kraines Publisher Comments In an accessible, easy-to-read style, this text provides students with well-illustrated descriptions of all basic jazz steps and movements, including valuable information on alignment, improvisation, injury prevention, nutrition and fitness, and history... (read more) List Price $48.15 Your price: $39.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Ancient Egyptian Dances by Irena Lexova Publisher Comments Dancing was important to the ancient Egyptians. One of the few books available in English on this topic, this carefully researched, profusely illustrated work investigates the origins, nature and role of dance in Egyptian culture. Features 80 figure... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper
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Bust a Move: Six Decades of Dance Crazes by J K Manero Publisher Comments From the hand jives of the 50s to the Soulja Boy 2000s, disco divas to acid house ravers—Bust a Move is a collection of great steps from dance crazes, essential kit for groovers of all ages and the killer tunes that inspired them. Follow the steps... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Belly Dancing: The Sensual Art of Energy and Spirit by Pina Coluccia Publisher Comments Belly dancing is pure sensuousness and has enchanted people since ancient times. Yet beyond its erotic aspects, belly dancing offers many physical and emotional benefits. Belly Dancing covers all aspects of this ancient art, beginning with its origins... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Moving History/dancing Cultures : a Dance History Reader (01 Edition) by Ann Dils Publisher Comments A comprehensive and multifaceted anthology of dance history -- ideal for the classroom.... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $25.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Intimate Act of Choreography by Lynne Anne Blom Publisher Comments A comprehensive book that covers all aspects of choreography from the most fundamental techniques to highly sophisticated artistic concerns. The Intimate Act of Choreography presents the what and how of choreography in a workable format that begins with... (read more) List Price $13.56 Your price: $12.03 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Conditioning for Dance (03 Edition) by Eric Franklin Publisher Comments Even the best sense of rhythm, the most careful technical training, and the most astute dance intuition aren't enough to make a dancer truly excel; you also need focused strength, balance, and flexibility to execute the movements with power and grace... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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101 Stories of the Great Ballets by George Balanchine Publisher Comments Authored by one of the ballet's most respected experts, this volume includes scene-by-scene retellings of the most popular classic and contemporary ballets, as performed by the world's leading dance companies. Certain to delight long-time fans as well as... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Swing!: The New Retro Renaissance by V Vale Publisher Comments Music. Fashion. Ultural Studies. SWING! THE NEW RETRO RENAISSANCE documents the first major lifestyle change since punk. After a 50-year absence, partner-dancing is back with a vengence, propelled by a new generation of bands with roots in Hot Jazz, Jump... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Six Questions : Acting Technique for Dance Performance (97 Edition) by Daniel Nagrin Publisher Comments Writing in Dance Research Journal, Joellen A. Meglin of Temple University called The Six Questions, "a nerve-hitting, nitty-gritty, accept-nothing-bogus, action-painted account of the dance performance process based on a lifetime of creative... (read more) List Price $28.25 Your price: $12.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Aerial Dance (Special Book/DVD Package) by Jayne C. Bernasconi Publisher Comments Aerial Dance is the first book to showcase this newest dance genre. The book traces the historical roots of this latest art form, which is rapidly gaining in popularity. It also defines its place in the lineage of modern dance and addresses aesthetics... (read more) Your price: $39.95 New - Trade Paper
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