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Paper Tangos (98 Edition)
Paper Tangos (98 Edition)
by Julie Taylor
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Tango. A multidimensional expression of Argentine identity, one that speaks to that nation’s sense of disorientation, loss, and terror. Yet the tango mesmerizes dancers and audiences alike throughout the world. In Paper Tangos, Julie Taylor—a... (read more)

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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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Ballet for Dummies
Ballet for Dummies
by Scott Speck
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Whether you want to participate in ballet or just watch it, the ballet experience can excite and inspire you. Ballet is among the most beautiful forms of expression ever devised: an exquisite mix of sight and sound, stunning, aesthetics, and awesome... (read more)

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Thinking Body
Thinking Body
by Mabel Elsworth Todd
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A classic study of physiology and the effect of psychological processes on movement that has a mind/body approach, which makes it a favorite of dancers.... (read more)

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Belly Dancing for Fitness (04 Edition)
Belly Dancing for Fitness (04 Edition)
by Dallal
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200 step by step photos, as well as a 16 page colour section of traditional dress and accessories.... (read more)

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New Dance Experience (2ND 03 Edition)
New Dance Experience (2ND 03 Edition)
by Myron Howard Nadel
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Using a global approach, this collection of 22 original essays considers ballet, modern, jazz, and tap dance, Broadway and movie dance, folk, ethnic, and social dance.... (read more)

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Dancing Longer, Dancing Stronger: A Dancer's Guide to Improving Technique and Preventing Injury
Dancing Longer, Dancing Stronger: A Dancer's Guide to Improving Technique and Preventing Injury
by Andrea Watkins
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Featuring ballet, jazz, modern, and aerobic, this book includes exercises to complement in-class work or to enhance performance.... (read more)

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Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology (07 Edition)
Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology (07 Edition)
by Karen Clippinger
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All dancers are looking to achieve optimal performance--and Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology will help them do just that. This text helps dancers learn anatomical and biomechanical principles as they apply to dance performance. It focuses on optimal dance... (read more)

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Aerial Dance (08 Edition)
Aerial Dance (08 Edition)
by Jayne Bernasconi
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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)

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Time and the Dancing Image (88 Edition)
Time and the Dancing Image (88 Edition)
by Deborah Jowitt
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"If dance itself is a way of making ideas both visual and visceral, Deborah Jowitt has discovered a literary voice in Time and the Dancing Image in which nineteenth- and twentieth-century thought, in its relation to theatrical dancing, becomes sensuous."-... (read more)

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Tango : the Dance, the Song, the Story (95 Edition)
Tango : the Dance, the Song, the Story (95 Edition)
by Simon Collier
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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)

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Of the Presence of the Body (04 Edition)
Of the Presence of the Body (04 Edition)
by Lepecki
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Writing at the dynamic intersection of dance and performance studies.... (read more)

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Terpsichore in Sneakers : Post-modern Dance (77 Edition)
Terpsichore in Sneakers : Post-modern Dance (77 Edition)
by Sally Banes
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A dance critic's essays on post-modern dance.... (read more)

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Beyond Words (2ND 11 Edition)
Beyond Words (2ND 11 Edition)
by Carol-lynne Moore
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Beyond Words presents a range of illuminating approaches to examining every day social interactions, to help the reader understand human movement in new ways. Carol-Lynne Moore and Kaoru Yamamoto build on the principles that they expertly explored in the... (read more)

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Rhythmic Activities and Dance -with CD (2ND 06 Edition)
Rhythmic Activities and Dance -with CD (2ND 06 Edition)
by John Price Bennett
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Rhythmic Activities and Dance, Second Edition, is a collection of some of the most popular recreational dance forms, geared for teachers of K-12 students and for recreation directors and leaders who want to teach easy rhythms and dances for fun and... (read more)

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Site Dance (10 Edition)
Site Dance (10 Edition)
by Melanie Kloetzel
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Explore dance outside the theater with the world's most innovative choreographers "Kloetzel and Pavlik have created a valuable resource, documenting a wide range of site-specific dance events through a combination of interviews, practitioners... (read more)

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Century of Dance : a Hundred Years of Musical Movement, From Waltz To Hip Hop (00 Edition)
Century of Dance : a Hundred Years of Musical Movement, From Waltz To Hip Hop (00 Edition)
by Ian Driver
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The last hundred years have seen dance become an increasingly integral element of popular culture. From ballroom dancing to breakdancing, A Century of Dance offers an intimate, engaging exploration of the choreographers, dancers, and impressarios, as... (read more)

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Labanotation 4TH Edition
Labanotation 4TH Edition
by Ann Hutchinso Guest
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Initiated by the movement genius Rudolf Laban, and refined through fifty years of work by teachers here and abroad, Labanotation, the first wholly successful system for recording human movement, is now having the effect on ballet and other forms of the... (read more)

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Dance: a Creative Art Experience
Dance: a Creative Art Experience
by Margaret H'doubler
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A landmark book in dance education is now back in print, its message as valid today as it was more than fifty years... (read more)

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Fit and Healthy Dancer (99 Edition)
Fit and Healthy Dancer (99 Edition)
by Yiannis Koutedakis
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Regardless of the grace of their movement, dancers experience injuries more often than the lugs bucking heads on the rugby field or in the boxing ring. On average, dancers are only marginally fitter than the average person on the street, smoke far too... (read more)

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