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Basic Principles of Classical Ballet by Agrippina Vaganova Publisher Comments Discusses all basic principles of ballet, grouping movement by fundamental types. Diagrams show clearly the exact foot, leg, arm, and body positions for the proper execution of many steps and movements. Offers dancers, teachers, and ballet lovers... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ballroom Dancing: A Flowmotion Book: Get on the Floor with Four Classic Ballroom Dances - And Add a Touch of Flowmotion Magic by Paul Bottomer Publisher Comments Indulge in pure grace and romance: do some smooth moves on the dance floor with your partner and you'll quickly perfect the art of ballroom dancing. Here are some of the most popular and classic ballroom dances, all shown in incredible detail, so you'll... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Breaking Bounds: The Dance Photography of Lois Greenfield by Lois Greenfield Publisher Comments 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) List Price $22.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Complete Book of Ballroom Dancing by Richard Stephenson Publisher Comments More than 500 photographs and illustrations anchor this guide to social dancing that offers easy, step-by-step instructions for most popular ballroom dances: the waltz, fox-trot, tango, cha-cha, polka, and many others. B & W photographs and illustrations... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ballet Beautiful: Transform Your Body and Gain the Strength, Grace, and Focus of a Ballet Dancer by Mary Helen Bowers Publisher Comments Ballet-inspired fitness for every woman! You don't have to be a professional ballerina to look like one! With Mary Helen Bowers’ Ballet Beautiful, forget beating yourself up in the gym and suffering through starvation diets for some... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Dancing Thru Life on Toes of Gold by Lucile Sout Iverson Publisher Comments A child prodigy at age 16, Lucile was a featured dancer in stage productions throughout the United States. She danced in motion pictures and operas, produced USO shows during WWII, and operated dance studios. This is her story of the ups and downs of a... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $2.98 Used - Trade Paper
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Under My Wings: My Life as an Impresario by Paul Szilard Synopsis This book offers terrific insights on countless personalities, including George Balanchine, Lincoln Kirstein, Jerome Robbins, Lucia Chase, Nora Kaye, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev, Judith Jamison, and Patrick Dupond. As dancer, teacher, and... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Art of Exotic Dancing by Nada Mirat Publisher Comments Nada Mirat has investigated for eight years, high class-no contact exotic cabarets. She discovered these women are genuinely true actresses-Dancerettes-as she refers to them. This book reveals the truth behind exotic dancing, exploring the myths and... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $27.50 Used - Trade Paper
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No Singing Allowed: Flamenco & Photography by Jose Stals Publisher Comments One of the most imaginative photo-treatments of dance ever published, No Singing Allowed is a thorough survey of the numerous portraits of flamenco culture made by more than 70 different photographers from around the world, from Man Ray, Manuel Alvarez... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $40.00 Used - Hardcover
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Tango: The Art History of Love by Robert Far Thompson Publisher Comments In this generously illustrated book, world- renowned Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of tango, “the fabulous dance of the past hundred years—and the most beautiful, in the opinion of Martha Graham... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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In the Wings: Behind the Scenes at the New York City Ballet by Kyle Froman Publisher Comments "Here is New York City Ballet as it really is- the good, the not so good, and the majestically beautiful. It's a true story, and it's told by someone who can honestly claim that he was there."... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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Bellydance by Dolphina Publisher Comments For women who are eager to exercise their mind, body, and spirit, bellydancing is a no-impact exercise that burns fat, increases flexibility, and complements the natural movements of the body. Providing a structured approach to learning the basics, with... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Mao's Last Dancer by Cunxin Li 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 $24.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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No Way Home: A Dancer's Journey from the Streets of Havana to the Stages of the World by Carlos Acosta Publisher Comments Carlos Acosta, the Cuban dancer considered to be one of the world's greatest performers, fearlessly depicts his journey from adolescent troublemaker to international superstar in his captivating memoir, No Way Home. Carlos was just another kid from the... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Luckiest Girl in the World: A Memoir by Verity Sweeny Purdy Publisher Comments This is an engaging and moving memoir that covers a wide spectrum of love, loneliness, loss and triumph over a six year span. It takes the reader from a remote coastal community in BC to the sophisticated art world of London and fine country homes and... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Balinese Dance, Drama and Music: a Guide To the Performing Arts of Bali (11 Edition) by I Wayan Dibia Publisher Comments Balinese Dance, Drama and Music is a lavishly illustrated introduction to the most commonly seen forms of traditional performing arts in Bali: gamelan music, dance, drama and puppetry. It presents the history and function of each performance genre, and... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Language of Ballet: A Dictionary (Dance Horizons Book) by Thalia Mara Publisher Comments Complete definition and pronunciation guide for common ballet terms.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Holding on to the Air: An Autobiography by Suzanne Farrell Publisher Comments "Absolutely spellbinding: ballerina Farrell's autobiography is the story of someone doing exactly what she wanted in life, and loving every minute of it. Through her work with George Balanchine, it is also the story of one of the greatest artistic... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Advice for Dancers: Emotional Counsel and Practical Strategies by Linda H Hamilton Publisher Comments Dancers experience pain, joy, frustration, rapture, failure, applause, and are above the worldly concerns of food, money, and financial security. They live only to dance. Or do they? The reality is dancers of all ages, types, and skill levels often... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Hold Me Tight and Tango Me Home by Maria Finn Publisher Comments Maria Finn's husband was cheating. First she threw him out. Then she cried. Then she signed up for tango lessons. It turns out that tango has a lot to teach about understanding love and loss, about learning how to follow and how to lead, how to live with... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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