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The Burlesque Handbook

by Jo Weldon ...

“Jo Weldon is the gold-standard for New Burlesque. I am proud to call her my friend, and unashamed to admit she’s my idol.” — Lily Burana, author of Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across AmericaFrom one of the stars of the New Burlesque scene, Jo Weldon, comes a definitive, easy-to-use, and indispensable guide to the art form, with a foreword by superstar comedian and burlesque ... Read more

$14.49 USD

“Jo Weldon is the gold-standard for New Burlesque. I am proud to call her my friend, and unashamed to admit she’s my idol.” — Lily Burana, author of Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across AmericaFrom one of the stars of the New Burlesque scene, Jo Weldon, comes a definitive, easy-to-use, and indispensable guide to the art form, with a foreword by superstar comedian and burlesque
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The Dancing Goddesses

Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance

by Elizabeth Wayland Barber ...

A fascinating exploration of an ancient system of beliefs and its links to the evolution of dance.From Southern Greece to northern Russia, people living in agrarian communities have long believed in “dancing goddesses,” mystical female spirits who spend their nights and days dancing in the fields and forests. In The Dancing Goddesses, archaeologist, linguist, and lifelong folkdancer Elizabeth ... Read more

$15.99 USD

A fascinating exploration of an ancient system of beliefs and its links to the evolution of dance.From Southern Greece to northern Russia, people living in agrarian communities have long believed in “dancing goddesses,” mystical female spirits who spend their nights and days dancing in the fields and forests. In The Dancing Goddesses, archaeologist, linguist, and lifelong folkdancer Elizabeth
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Healing Journeys with the Black Madonna

Chants, Music, and Sacred Practices of the Great Goddess

by Alessandra Belloni ...

An experiential guide to the ancient healing rituals of the Black Madonna• Reveals the practices and rites of the still-living cult of the Black Madonna in the remote villages of Southern Italy, including the healing rites of the tarantella dance• Details shamanic chants, rhythms, and songs and how to use them for self-healing, transformation, and recovery from abuse, trauma, depression, and ... Read more

$13.99 USD

An experiential guide to the ancient healing rituals of the Black Madonna• Reveals the practices and rites of the still-living cult of the Black Madonna in the remote villages of Southern Italy, including the healing rites of the tarantella dance• Details shamanic chants, rhythms, and songs and how to use them for self-healing, transformation, and recovery from abuse, trauma, depression, and
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A Simple Story

The Last Malambo

by Leila Guerriero ...

Translated by Frances Riddle ...

Obsession and mastery in their purest states: the story of one dancer’s attempt to win the biggest contest of his life.Every year, at the height of summer, the remote Argentine village of Laborde holds the national malambo contest. Centuries-old, this shatteringly demanding traditional gaucho dance is governed by the most rigid rules. And this festival has one stipulation that makes it unique: the ... Read more

$11.99 USD

Obsession and mastery in their purest states: the story of one dancer’s attempt to win the biggest contest of his life.Every year, at the height of summer, the remote Argentine village of Laborde holds the national malambo contest. Centuries-old, this shatteringly demanding traditional gaucho dance is governed by the most rigid rules. And this festival has one stipulation that makes it unique: the
... Read more
The Haumana Hula Handbook for Students of Hawaiian Dance

A Manual for the Student of Hawaiian Dance

by Mahealani Uchiyama ...

A great resource for students of traditional Hawaiian dance, this beautiful handbook filled with archival photographs covers the origins, language, etiquette, ceremonies, and the spiritual culture of hula. Hula, the indigenous dance of Hawai'i, preserves significant aspects of Native Hawaiian culture with strong ties to health and spirituality. Kumu Hula, persons who are culturally recognized hula ... Read more

$9.99 USD

A great resource for students of traditional Hawaiian dance, this beautiful handbook filled with archival photographs covers the origins, language, etiquette, ceremonies, and the spiritual culture of hula. Hula, the indigenous dance of Hawai'i, preserves significant aspects of Native Hawaiian culture with strong ties to health and spirituality. Kumu Hula, persons who are culturally recognized hula
... Read more
One with the Music

Cape Breton Step Dance Tradition and Transmission

by Mats Melin, PhD ...

Swedish-born traditional dancer and researcher Mats Melin has worked and performed extensively in the Scottish Highlands, the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland, in their schools and communities promoting Scottish traditional dance. He has also taught and performed in Sweden, Canada, USA, Russia and New Zealand. Mats has a vast knowledge of all aspects of the Scottish traditional dance scene, but ... Read more

$14.99 USD

Swedish-born traditional dancer and researcher Mats Melin has worked and performed extensively in the Scottish Highlands, the Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland, in their schools and communities promoting Scottish traditional dance. He has also taught and performed in Sweden, Canada, USA, Russia and New Zealand. Mats has a vast knowledge of all aspects of the Scottish traditional dance scene, but
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A History of Butô

by Bruce Baird ...

Butô is rarely given the credit it deserves as one of the most innovative forms of dance and theater that emerged throughout the 20th century. One of the world's leading experts on the form, author Bruce Baird offers in The History of Butô a new account of a crucial and influential performance art of the latter half of the 20th century. Tracing the performances and techniques of ten of the most ... Read more

$37.99 USD

Butô is rarely given the credit it deserves as one of the most innovative forms of dance and theater that emerged throughout the 20th century. One of the world's leading experts on the form, author Bruce Baird offers in The History of Butô a new account of a crucial and influential performance art of the latter half of the 20th century. Tracing the performances and techniques of ten of the most
... Read more
Ballroom Dancing

America's #1 Survival Guide to Ballroom Dancing, Ballroom Dance Lessons, Ballroom Dance Costumes, Ballroom Dancing Shoes, Ballroom Dance Studio and Ballroom Dancing for Kids

by Bonita Pfeffer ...

Learn to ace your wedding dance and keep cool at a formal and in dance classes with this knock-out book that teaches you all about ballroom dancing, ballroom dance lessons ballroom dance costumes, ballroom dancing shoes, ballroom dance studio, ballroom dancing for kids and more. ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Learn to ace your wedding dance and keep cool at a formal and in dance classes with this knock-out book that teaches you all about ballroom dancing, ballroom dance lessons ballroom dance costumes, ballroom dancing shoes, ballroom dance studio, ballroom dancing for kids and more.
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Flamenco Music

History, Forms, Culture

by Peter Manuel ...

An expert explains and analyzes the beloved art formAn iconic symbol of Spain, flamenco has become a global phenomenon. Peter Manuel offers English-language readers a rare portrait of the music’s history, styles, and cultural impact. Beginning with flamenco’s Moorish and Roma influences, Manuel follows the music’s evolution through its consolidation in the mid-1800s and on to the vibrant ... Read more

$14.99 USD

An expert explains and analyzes the beloved art formAn iconic symbol of Spain, flamenco has become a global phenomenon. Peter Manuel offers English-language readers a rare portrait of the music’s history, styles, and cultural impact. Beginning with flamenco’s Moorish and Roma influences, Manuel follows the music’s evolution through its consolidation in the mid-1800s and on to the vibrant
... Read more
Gods of God's Own Country - Theyyam

Confessions of a Monkey-Trapped Prodigal Son of The God's Own Country

by Tiger Rider, Saji Madapat ...

Series Book 1 - The Gods of The God's Own Country
The Gods of God's Own Country is a reminder of a forgotten culture and the communities surrounding it. Theyyam is a Dravidian ritual art form of Kerala, India - God's own country. This book provides detailed information about Theyyam, beautiful images, and hundreds of stories. We dedicate this book to the Theyyam artists, the veritable gods "Of the People, by the People, for the People."The author ... Read more

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The Gods of God's Own Country is a reminder of a forgotten culture and the communities surrounding it. Theyyam is a Dravidian ritual art form of Kerala, India - God's own country. This book provides detailed information about Theyyam, beautiful images, and hundreds of stories. We dedicate this book to the Theyyam artists, the veritable gods "Of the People, by the People, for the People."The author
... Read more
Gods of God's Own Country - Theyyam Stories

Confessions of a Monkey-Trapped Prodigal Son of The God's Own Country

by Tiger Rider, Saji Madapat, EPM Mavericks ...

Series Book 2 - The Gods of The God's Own Country
This storybook is the second part of the book: "The Gods of The God's Own Country: THEYYAM Publishing published it as volume II because of Amazon's file size limit (650MB). The royalties from this book will be donated to those destitute Gods of the God’s Own Country for a Greater Purpose.The Gods of God's Own Country is a reminder of a forgotten culture and the communities surrounding it. Theyyam ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This storybook is the second part of the book: "The Gods of The God's Own Country: THEYYAM Publishing published it as volume II because of Amazon's file size limit (650MB). The royalties from this book will be donated to those destitute Gods of the God’s Own Country for a Greater Purpose.The Gods of God's Own Country is a reminder of a forgotten culture and the communities surrounding it. Theyyam
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World Dance Cultures

From Ritual to Spectacle

by Patricia Leigh Beaman ...

From healing, fertility, and religious rituals, through theatrical entertainment, to death ceremonies and ancestor worship, the updated and revised second edition of World Dance Cultures introduces an extraordinary variety of dance forms and their cultures, which are practiced around the world.This highly illustrated textbook draws on wide-ranging historical documentation and first-hand accounts ... Read more

$65.99 USD

From healing, fertility, and religious rituals, through theatrical entertainment, to death ceremonies and ancestor worship, the updated and revised second edition of World Dance Cultures introduces an extraordinary variety of dance forms and their cultures, which are practiced around the world.This highly illustrated textbook draws on wide-ranging historical documentation and first-hand accounts
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Dance Theory

Source Readings from Two Millennia of Western Dance

Edited by Tilden Russell ...

The history of dance theory has never been told. Writers in every age have theorized prescriptively, according to their own needs and ideals, and theorists themselves having continually asserted the lack of any pre-existing dance theory. Dance Theory: Source Readings from Two Millenia of Western Dance revives and reintegrates dance theory as a field of historical dance studies, presenting a ... Read more

$28.79 USD

The history of dance theory has never been told. Writers in every age have theorized prescriptively, according to their own needs and ideals, and theorists themselves having continually asserted the lack of any pre-existing dance theory. Dance Theory: Source Readings from Two Millenia of Western Dance revives and reintegrates dance theory as a field of historical dance studies, presenting a
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Zapotecs on the Move

Cultural, Social, and Political Processes in Transnational Perspective

by Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez ...

Series series Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States
Through interviews with three generations of Yalálag Zapotecs (“Yaláltecos”) in Los Angeles and Yalálag, Oaxaca, this book examines the impact of international migration on this community. It traces five decades of migration to Los Angeles in order to delineate migration patterns, community formation in Los Angeles, and the emergence of transnational identities of the first and second generations ... Read more

$25.99 USD

Through interviews with three generations of Yalálag Zapotecs (“Yaláltecos”) in Los Angeles and Yalálag, Oaxaca, this book examines the impact of international migration on this community. It traces five decades of migration to Los Angeles in order to delineate migration patterns, community formation in Los Angeles, and the emergence of transnational identities of the first and second generations
... Read more
Lacci Gialli

by Giuseppe Lotito ...

Breve racconto del primo tango di uno straniero a Buenos Aires. L'immersione in un mondo che pur essendo reale, conserva le caratteristiche di una favola a lungo sognata. ... Read more

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Breve racconto del primo tango di uno straniero a Buenos Aires. L'immersione in un mondo che pur essendo reale, conserva le caratteristiche di una favola a lungo sognata.
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Afro-Mexico

Dancing between Myth and Reality

by Anita González ...

While Africans and their descendants have lived in Mexico for centuries, many Afro-Mexicans do not consider themselves to be either black or African. For almost a century, Mexico has promoted an ideal of its citizens as having a combination of indigenous and European ancestry. This obscures the presence of African, Asian, and other populations that have contributed to the growth of the nation. ... Read more

$23.99 USD

While Africans and their descendants have lived in Mexico for centuries, many Afro-Mexicans do not consider themselves to be either black or African. For almost a century, Mexico has promoted an ideal of its citizens as having a combination of indigenous and European ancestry. This obscures the presence of African, Asian, and other populations that have contributed to the growth of the nation.
... Read more
Turning the Tune

Traditional Music, Tourism, and Social Change in an Irish Village

by Adam Kaul ...

Series Book 3 - Dance and Performance Studies
The last century has seen radical social changes in Ireland, which have impacted all aspects of local life but none more so than traditional Irish music, an increasingly important identity marker both in Ireland and abroad. The author focuses on a small village in County Clare, which became a kind of pilgrimage site for those interested in experiencing traditional music. He begins by tracing its ... Read more

$21.99 USD

The last century has seen radical social changes in Ireland, which have impacted all aspects of local life but none more so than traditional Irish music, an increasingly important identity marker both in Ireland and abroad. The author focuses on a small village in County Clare, which became a kind of pilgrimage site for those interested in experiencing traditional music. He begins by tracing its
... Read more
定县秧歌：从乡村戏到非遗

by 谷子瑞 ...

本书立足田野现实和文献资料，以组织形式和演出模式为主线，梳理定县秧歌百年来的发展脉络，探究其传承演变的历史动因。在这起起伏伏的百年历程里，定县秧歌犹如一叶轻舟，在知识分子、管理组织、现代化等力量交织的历史洪流中演进。然而，看似身不由己的秧歌，始终野性难驯、自有方向。源于乡野的它，深深扎根在这片拥有共同文化基因的土地上、人心上，潜藏着无限的生机与可能。 ... Read more

$17.99 USD

本书立足田野现实和文献资料，以组织形式和演出模式为主线，梳理定县秧歌百年来的发展脉络，探究其传承演变的历史动因。在这起起伏伏的百年历程里，定县秧歌犹如一叶轻舟，在知识分子、管理组织、现代化等力量交织的历史洪流中演进。然而，看似身不由己的秧歌，始终野性难驯、自有方向。源于乡野的它，深深扎根在这片拥有共同文化基因的土地上、人心上，潜藏着无限的生机与可能。
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Folk-dancing as a Popular Recreation: A Handbook

by Elizabeth Burchenal ...

"Miss Burchenal is the best-known American exponent and teacher of the folk-dance." -The Survey"Elizabeth Burchenal has won wide recognition for her celebration of folk dancing." -The Little PaperAs Elizabeth Burchenal notes in her 1922 book "Folk Dancing As A Popular Recreation," folk dancing has great and worthy purposes to serve; it is a pure and fundamental art form, and as such should be ... Read more

$0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"Miss Burchenal is the best-known American exponent and teacher of the folk-dance." -The Survey"Elizabeth Burchenal has won wide recognition for her celebration of folk dancing." -The Little PaperAs Elizabeth Burchenal notes in her 1922 book "Folk Dancing As A Popular Recreation," folk dancing has great and worthy purposes to serve; it is a pure and fundamental art form, and as such should be
... Read more
Shiny Beads and Shimmies

Welcome to Belly-Dance. Ask Before You Undulate!

by Morwenna Assaf ...

Series series Studies of Middle Eastern Dance
Do you love to dance? Interested in Belly Dance? Do you not know where to turn? Are you unsure about what is acceptableand what is not? How do you know if a teacher is good or not? This book will answer these questions and more, then guide you in the right dirrection. It will tell you what you need to know and more, before you make a mistake and waste your money. Badly uneducated teacherscan harm ... Read more

$3.49 USD

Do you love to dance? Interested in Belly Dance? Do you not know where to turn? Are you unsure about what is acceptableand what is not? How do you know if a teacher is good or not? This book will answer these questions and more, then guide you in the right dirrection. It will tell you what you need to know and more, before you make a mistake and waste your money. Badly uneducated teacherscan harm
... Read more
The Mask Dance of the Drums from Drametse

by Pinky Toky ...

The Mask Dance of the Drums from Drametse is also known as Drametse Ngacham (also spelled Drametse Ngachham). It is a well-known sacred dance of the Bhutanese, whose cultural heritage has largely remained intact due to isolation from the rest of the world until the early 1960s. ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Mask Dance of the Drums from Drametse is also known as Drametse Ngacham (also spelled Drametse Ngachham). It is a well-known sacred dance of the Bhutanese, whose cultural heritage has largely remained intact due to isolation from the rest of the world until the early 1960s.
... Read more
The Experience of Theater Dance for Belly Dancers

The Experience of Theater for Middle Eastern Dance Studies

by Morwenna Assaf ...

Have you always wanted to do or be involved in a theater production? Want to know the ins and outs? Want to know what to ask without appearing uninformed. Well! Now you can. This book will answer all the questions that involve the tasks at hand. Know the terminology being used. Know how to deal with the different aspects of theater. Know how to deal with the different workersin a theater without ... Read more

$5.99 USD

Have you always wanted to do or be involved in a theater production? Want to know the ins and outs? Want to know what to ask without appearing uninformed. Well! Now you can. This book will answer all the questions that involve the tasks at hand. Know the terminology being used. Know how to deal with the different aspects of theater. Know how to deal with the different workersin a theater without
... Read more
Finger Cymbals: Play Them Correctly

by Morwenna Assaf ...

Finger Cymbals: Discover how easy it is to play Finger Cymbals. This book helps raise the "barre" by educating Middle Eastern dancers and students on the playing of zills correctly. Play exactly what the body is accenting when dancing. Play exactly what the drummer is playing, live or on CD. Never get off rhythm again. You will understand the rhythms used for the belly dancer. ... Read more

$3.99 USD

Finger Cymbals: Discover how easy it is to play Finger Cymbals. This book helps raise the "barre" by educating Middle Eastern dancers and students on the playing of zills correctly. Play exactly what the body is accenting when dancing. Play exactly what the drummer is playing, live or on CD. Never get off rhythm again. You will understand the rhythms used for the belly dancer.
... Read more
Raising Dust

A Cultural History of Dance in Palestine

by Nicholas Rowe ...

Dance in Palestine has a history as complex and contentious as the land itself. Whether dismissed as bacchantic madness by Bible tourists in the 19th Century, revived and glorified by Zionists, Pan-Arabists and Palestinian Nationalists in the 20th Century, or rejected by Islamic Reformists in the 21st Century, dance in Palestine has a rich and elusive story that remains to be told. 'Raising Dust' ... Read more

$64.99 USD

Dance in Palestine has a history as complex and contentious as the land itself. Whether dismissed as bacchantic madness by Bible tourists in the 19th Century, revived and glorified by Zionists, Pan-Arabists and Palestinian Nationalists in the 20th Century, or rejected by Islamic Reformists in the 21st Century, dance in Palestine has a rich and elusive story that remains to be told. 'Raising Dust'
... Read more

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