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Uncover the most mesmerising moments in ballet history with this scintillating visual guide.Written with ballet legend Viviana Durante, this book will introduce you to the most famous performers and enthrall you with fascinating stories.Discover more...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623172169Author Emily ScherbFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.

THE BALLET COMPANION is the first complete, illustrated reference book for the dancer. With more than 150 stunning photographs of ballet greats Maria Riccetto and Benjamin Millepied demonstrating perfect execution of positions and steps, THE BALLET...

Dance and Ethics: Moving Towards a More Humane Culture is an introductory study of ethical issues as applied to the history and field of Western theatrical dance. It is the first sustained work of its kind, inspired by the belief that there are serious...

Eric Franklin's classic reference is back in a new full-color edition, complete with new material and exercises for instructors to use with their dancers, other performing artists, athletes, and classes.In Dynamic Alignment Through Imagery, Third...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780937645147Author Bonnie Bainbridge CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Contact EditionsPublisher Contact Editions

With over 2,600 entries, the second edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Dance is a unique single volume reference on all aspects of dance performance written by two leading dance writers, Debra Craine and Judith Mackrell. The work covers all aspects of...

This Guide provides the reader with a chronological survey of contemporary dance. It is studded with references to Internet sources to satisfy readers who may not have access to live performances. Rather than illustrating this book with photographs - ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981658643Author Janet JergerFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Dance Teacher PressPublisher Dance Teacher PressWeight(grams) 172g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583943519Author Jo Ann Staugaard-JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.

EA Chorus LineE the biggest Broadway hit of its generation is returning to Times Square in a major fall 2006 revival. The show is based on a remarkable series of taped discussions made in the mid 1970s with some of the top gypsies (veteran Broadway...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780819579447Author Andrea OlsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Wesleyan University PressPublisher Wesleyan University PressWeight(grams)...

A companion guide to one of the bestselling Limelight Edition titles this book by Asaf Messerer a founder of what has become known as the Bolshoi School is one of the most celebrated manuals of classic dance instruction in the world. Messerer has...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780819579461Author Andrea OlsenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Wesleyan University PressPublisher Wesleyan University PressWeight(grams)...

A Dance Book Club main selection, this guide offers a general explanation of anatomy, kinesiology, and technique for ballet dancers, students, and teachers.Book InformationISBN 9780871271914Author Valerie GriegFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint...

Devised by choreographer Liz Lerman in 1990, Critical Response Process (R) (CRP) is an internationally recognized method for giving and getting feedback on creative works in progress. In this first in-depth study of CRP, Lerman and her long-term...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781648917769Author HowexpertFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint HowexpertPublisher HowexpertWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 5mm

Every dissertation is individual and unique - particularly for dance students, who must combine a wide range of approaches into a tailor-made research methodology. What Moves You? fosters a creative approach to dissertations and final projects. By...

In Always More Than One, the philosopher, visual artist, and dancer Erin Manning explores the concept of the "more than human" in the context of movement, perception, and experience. Working from Whitehead's process philosophy and Simondon's theory of...

The language of tap dancing is as rich and varied as that of any art, and different choreographers, teachers and performers often use totally different terms for exactly the same step. The various names of all steps and clear descriptions of them are...

A definitive book for students of dance and movement studies, Labanotation is now available in a fourth edition, the first complete revision of the text since 1977. Initiated by the movement genius Rudolf Laban, and refined through fifty years of work...

For the beginning or intermediate student of any age, this complete body warmup also provides an introduction to Luigi's Jazz.Book InformationISBN 9780871272027Author LuigiFormat PaperbackPage Count 181Imprint Dance Horizons Inc.,N.Y.Publisher Princeton...

Dance on its Own Terms: Histories and Methodologies anthologizes a wide range of subjects examined from dance-centered methodologies: modes of research that are emergent, based in relevant systems of movement analysis, use primary sources, and rely on...

Functional Awareness and Yoga is an essential book for all who wishes to deepen their yoga practice and discover strategies to reduce strain or discomfort on the mat as well as in daily life. It is also an excellent book of introductory concepts in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780813069548Author Tom WelshFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint University Press of FloridaPublisher University Press of FloridaWeight(grams) 155g

All the basic movements in classical ballet, illustrated with 275 detailed photographs.This unique handbook shows all the basic positions, steps, and movements in classical ballet, arranged in the sequence of lessons usually followed over six years of...

A history of dance's pathologization may startle readers who find in dance performance grace, discipline, geometry, poetry, and the body's transcendence of itself. Exploring dance's historical links to the medical and scientific connotations of a...

A complete guide to the common foot injuries of dancers in ballet, modern, jazz, and aerobic dance. Includes information for dance students, professionals, and teachers. Covers basic foot anatomy and has an alphabetical listing of injuries with...

Dancing Motherhood explores how unique factors about the dance profession impact pregnant women and mothers working in it.Ali Duffy introduces the book by laying a foundation of social and cultural histories and systemic structures and power that shape...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780997188820Author Alia ThabitFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Dance Art PressPublisher Dance Art PressWeight(grams) 349g

Dance on its Own Terms: Histories and Methodologies anthologizes a wide range of subjects examined from dance-centered methodologies: modes of research that are emergent, based in relevant systems of movement analysis, use primary sources, and rely on...

This descriptive and analytic study examines how 1950s rock 'n' roll dancing illuminates the larger cultural context out of which the dancing arose. Rock 'n' Roll Dances of the 1950s provides a fresh, highly animated lens through which to observe and...

A fun, fact-filled, and thoroughly researched journey of country and western dancing from the roots of Western Swing to Hank Williams, the Urban Cowboy two-step of John Travolta, and the nationwide sensation of country line dancing. Country & Western...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781944037567Author Marcia Wardell KellyFormat PaperbackPage Count 62Imprint Epigraph PublishingPublisher Epigraph PublishingWeight(grams) 77gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943833078Author Kimberly T MatthewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Kissed PublicationsPublisher Kissed PublicationsWeight(grams) 957g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943833085Author Kimberly T MatthewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 260Imprint Kissed PublicationsPublisher Kissed PublicationsWeight(grams) 844g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781887707039Author Sally E WeatherfordFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Lewelyn & CompanyPublisher Lewelyn & CompanyWeight(grams) 240g

In Researching Dance, an introduction to research methods in dance addressed primarily to graduate students, the editors explore dance as evolutional, defining it in view of its intrinsic participatory values, its developmental aspects, and its purposes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780977353316Author Alana ShawFormat PaperbackImprint Beechworth PressPublisher Beechworth PressWeight(grams) 1039g

Everything from early conceptual work through performance and touring are covered in this how-to book for dance management. Dancers will create a fictional company and follow it through a myriad of steps and complexities necessary for a successful...