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Meet Bruno Tonioli - Strictly Come Dancing judge, wildcat choreographer and stardust magnet. With his irrepressible personality and Italian exuberance, Bruno has become a TV sensation, settling the fate of Britain's ballroom hopefuls during the nation's favourite Saturday night show.Bruno's journey is mind-blowing. He fled from home at eighteen to join the dance company La Grande Eugene and travelled around Europe; he later coached the actress Goldie Hawn as a dance instructor, and orchestrated...

These delightful books will have you impressing your friends at weddings and other functions with your repertoire of dance moves. Written by a world authority on dancing, Paul Bottomer, they cover all the popular dance styles with easy-to-follow, step-by-step sequences and accessible language. Even the most uncoordinated will shine on the dance floor. Discover the sheer ebullience of the Quickstep, with its foot-tapping music classics; it has been established as one of the most widely enjoyed st...

Dust off your sequins as series 13 of Strictly Come Dancing is back on our screens. Put your best foot forward with the 2016 annual, the perfect partner.Take a sneak peak into Craig’s dressing room as he discusses his Strictly Saturday, eat like a dancer with our tasty recipes and take a tan-tastic tour of the tanning booths. The Official Strictly Come Dancing Annual 2016 is as lively as a foxtrot!Featuring a dazzling new cast of celebrities, exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes stories t...

“Beautifully told. Maria Finn relays her adventures in the world of tango with excitement, wit, and insight.” —Robert Farris Thompson, author of Tango: The Art History of Love 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 style and flair, take risks, and sort out what it is you really want....

Whether you are an absolute beginner, a 'Strictly Come Dancing' wannabe, or simply want a fun way to get fit, Ballroom Dancing offers something for everyone. Learn how to become a Ballroom Babe or a Latin Lover from leading dancer and choreographer Craig Revel Horwood. BBC television's 'Strictly Come Dancing' judge teaches all the basic moves in a fun, lively and straightforward way that will help you to get to grips with all types of ballroom dancing. Easy-to-follow instructions and illustratio...

‘I love when books make me smile so much that my husband asks what I'm grinning at and this is one of those books’ Reader review Fun, feel-good and a must read for fans of Strictly Come Dancing! Saturday nights are strictly for dancing… As the glitter ball shimmers and sequins flash, forty-year-old Maggie remembers the pull of the dancefloor. But now, as a newly divorced mum of two, Maggie’s certain her dancing days...

Lighting Dance pioneers the discussion of the ability of lighting design to foreground shadow in dance performances. Through a series of experiments integrating light, shadow, and improvised dance movement, it highlights and analyses what it advances as an innovative expression of shadow in dance as an alternative to more conventional approaches to lighting design. Different art forms, such as painting, film, and dance pieces from Loie Fuller, the Russell Maliphant Dance Company, Elevenplay, Pi...