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Dance Legacies of Scotland compiles a collage of references portraying percussive Scottish dancing and explains what influenced a wide disappearance of hard-shoe steps from contemporary Scottish practices. Mats Melin and Jennifer Schoonover explore the historical references describing percussive dancing to illustrate how widespread the practice was, giving some glimpses of what it looked and sounded like. The authors also explain what influenced a wide disappearance of hard-shoe steps from Scot...

Attitudes to dance have changed considerably over the past decade, particularly with shows such as Strictly Come Dancing. It is gaining recognition as a way for everyone to improve and maintain their physical health including losing weight, maintaining strong bones and improving posture and balance. In addition, it gives us a sense of well-being, through the physical activity itself and the increased confidence and socialisation it offers. The Dance Manual gives you a chance to try out some da...

While Jews are commonly referred to as the "people of the book," American Jewish choreographers have consistently turned to dance as a means to articulate personal and collective identities; tangle with stereotypes; advance social and political agendas; and imagine new possibilities for themselves as individuals, artists, and Jews. Dancing Jewish delineates this rich history, demonstrating that Jewish choreographers have not only been vital contributors to American modern and postmodern dance, b...

Tango is a memoir by a woman who loved, lost, got mad, and decided to dance. The book traces the author's fall, redemption, and renewal through tango. After a violent encounter with her ex’s new girlfriend, Camille Cusumano decided she had some serious soul-searching to do. She took off for Buenos Aires intending to stay a few short weeks, but when her search for inner peace met with her true passion for tango, she realized she’d need to stay in Argentina indefinitely. Tango chronicles Camille'...

A rock'n'roll dance manual in the DANCE CRAZY series, which provides demonstrations of more than 20 dances, with easy-to-follow sequences that can be followed at home, from the basic holds to impressive spins. Includes features on what to wear to increase the look.

This introduction to world dance charts the diverse histories and stories of dancers and artists through ten key moments that have shaped the vast spectrum of different forms and genres that we see today. Designed for weekly use in dance history courses, ten chosen milestones move chronologically from the earliest indigenous rituals and the dance crazes of Eastern trade routes, to the social justice performance and evolving online platforms of modern times. This clear, dynamic framework uses th...

This is an unabridged reprint of the edition of John Playford's The English Dancing Master which was published by Hugh Mellor in 1933. It was based on the original edition of 1651, with the music edited and put into modern notation by Leslie Bridgewater. The book gives performing instructions and melody lines for over 100 community country dances.

Now in its tenth edition, this classic and comprehensive handbook has been revised to bring it up to date in keeping with changes on the dance floor and in the rules of dance competitions. The Quickstep, Waltz, Foxtrot, and Tango are all illustrated and described in great detail.