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Still Got It, Never Lost It!

de Louie Spence ...

Still Got It, Never Lost It! tells the story of Louie Spence, star of Pineapple Dance Studios and ruthless judge on Dancing on Ice.‘I did everything my sisters did, that’s how my dancing days started – they went dancing, I went dancing and I just kept on dancing.’ – Louie SpenceFrom a very early age Louie was a little boy who loved to dance and had high ambitions. He attended every disco dance ... Leer más

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Still Got It, Never Lost It! tells the story of Louie Spence, star of Pineapple Dance Studios and ruthless judge on Dancing on Ice.‘I did everything my sisters did, that’s how my dancing days started – they went dancing, I went dancing and I just kept on dancing.’ – Louie SpenceFrom a very early age Louie was a little boy who loved to dance and had high ambitions. He attended every disco dance
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This Far

My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light

de Allison Holker ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A celebration of the healing power of family and dance, Holker’s memoir shows how to heal from tragedy without wrapping everything up in a neat bow.” – Library JournalIn this candid and emotional memoir, Allison Holker opens up about her incredible dance career, her relationship with Stephen “tWitch” Boss, and the resilience that has carried her forward after his death ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“A celebration of the healing power of family and dance, Holker’s memoir shows how to heal from tragedy without wrapping everything up in a neat bow.” – Library JournalIn this candid and emotional memoir, Allison Holker opens up about her incredible dance career, her relationship with Stephen “tWitch” Boss, and the resilience that has carried her forward after his death
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Bottom of the Pyramid

A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life

de Nia Sioux ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Sioux’s harrowing reality TV ordeal cuts deep, and her subsequent self-assurance is endearing and infectious. It adds up to an inspiring account of reclaiming artistic agency.” - Publisher’s WeeklyWhen you’ve been told over and over that you belong at the bottom, how do you come out on top? Dance Moms star and triple threat Nia Sioux shows the way via her story of ... Leer más

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Sioux’s harrowing reality TV ordeal cuts deep, and her subsequent self-assurance is endearing and infectious. It adds up to an inspiring account of reclaiming artistic agency.” - Publisher’s WeeklyWhen you’ve been told over and over that you belong at the bottom, how do you come out on top? Dance Moms star and triple threat Nia Sioux shows the way via her story of
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A Book of Small Stories

de Dena Madole ...

Dena Madole always knew her path would be different. From an early age, she understood that she harbored an insatiable creative drive. This, coupled with a deep fascination for the natural world, kept her mind filled with ideas. While others were experiencing more traditional childhoods, she busied herself developing her abilities of observation and imagination. Years later, that same curiosity ... Leer más

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Dena Madole always knew her path would be different. From an early age, she understood that she harbored an insatiable creative drive. This, coupled with a deep fascination for the natural world, kept her mind filled with ideas. While others were experiencing more traditional childhoods, she busied herself developing her abilities of observation and imagination. Years later, that same curiosity
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Tango

The Art History of Love (With a Foreword by David Byrne)

de Robert Farris Thompson ...

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.”Thompson traces tango’s evolution in the nineteenth century under European, Andalusian-Gaucho, and African influences through its representations by Hollywood ... Leer más

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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.”Thompson traces tango’s evolution in the nineteenth century under European, Andalusian-Gaucho, and African influences through its representations by Hollywood
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George Balanchine

The Ballet Maker

de Robert Gottlieb ...

Series Libro 48 - Eminent Lives
"Gottlieb captures both the divine and human, offering an elegant, sharp, and sophisticated take on the choreographer's life." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Written by the gifted author, editor, and dance critic Robert Gottlieb, George Balanchine describes the life and art of the celebrated, revolutionary ballet choreographer and founder of The New York City Ballet.The foremost contemporary ... Leer más

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"Gottlieb captures both the divine and human, offering an elegant, sharp, and sophisticated take on the choreographer's life." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)Written by the gifted author, editor, and dance critic Robert Gottlieb, George Balanchine describes the life and art of the celebrated, revolutionary ballet choreographer and founder of The New York City Ballet.The foremost contemporary
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Body of a Dancer

de Renee D'Aoust ...

"A remarkably clear-eyed descent into New York's surreal world of modern dance peopled by the obsessed, dispossessed, sexy, suicidal, brutal, broke, and absurd."-Lance Olsen, author of Nietzsche's KissesThe award-winning writer Renée E. D'Aoust draws from her experiences as a modern dancer in New York during the nineties. Her luminous prose spotlights this passionate, often brutal world. Trained ... Leer más

$11.99 USD

"A remarkably clear-eyed descent into New York's surreal world of modern dance peopled by the obsessed, dispossessed, sexy, suicidal, brutal, broke, and absurd."-Lance Olsen, author of Nietzsche's KissesThe award-winning writer Renée E. D'Aoust draws from her experiences as a modern dancer in New York during the nineties. Her luminous prose spotlights this passionate, often brutal world. Trained
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The Moving Body (Le Corps Poétique)

Teaching Creative Theatre

de Jacques Lecoq ...

Traducido por David Bradby ...

Series series Theatre Makers
'In life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists' Jacques LecoqJacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age. In The Moving Body, he shares with us first-hand his unique philosophy of performance, improvisation, masks, movement and gesture, which together form one of the greatest influences on contemporary theatre.Neutral mask, character ... Leer más

$25.99 USD

'In life, I want students to be alive and on stage I want them to be artists' Jacques LecoqJacques Lecoq was one of the most inspirational theatre teachers of our age. In The Moving Body, he shares with us first-hand his unique philosophy of performance, improvisation, masks, movement and gesture, which together form one of the greatest influences on contemporary theatre.Neutral mask, character
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José Limón and La Malinche

The Dancer and the Dance

Edición de Patricia Seed ...

Series series Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture
José Limón (1908-1972) was one of the leading figures of modern dance in the twentieth century. Hailed by the New York Times as "the finest male dancer of his time" when the José Limón Dance Company debuted in 1947, Limón was also a renowned choreographer who won two Dance Magazine Awards and a Capezio Dance Award, two of dance's highest honors. In addition to directing his own dance company, ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

José Limón (1908-1972) was one of the leading figures of modern dance in the twentieth century. Hailed by the New York Times as "the finest male dancer of his time" when the José Limón Dance Company debuted in 1947, Limón was also a renowned choreographer who won two Dance Magazine Awards and a Capezio Dance Award, two of dance's highest honors. In addition to directing his own dance company,
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Martha Graham in Love and War

The Life in the Work

de Mark Franko ...

Often called the Picasso, Stravinsky, or Frank Lloyd Wright of the dance world, Martha Graham revolutionized ballet stages across the globe. Using newly discovered archival sources, award-winning choreographer and dance historian Mark Franko reframes Graham's most famous creations, those from the World War II era, by restoring their rich historical and personal context. Graham matured as an artist ... Leer más

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Often called the Picasso, Stravinsky, or Frank Lloyd Wright of the dance world, Martha Graham revolutionized ballet stages across the globe. Using newly discovered archival sources, award-winning choreographer and dance historian Mark Franko reframes Graham's most famous creations, those from the World War II era, by restoring their rich historical and personal context. Graham matured as an artist
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Salsa Dancing For Beginners

de Leo Boone ...

This book covers several topics including:Chapter 1: Salsa Dancing HistoryChapter 2: Learn To Dance Salsa With Passion - 5 SecretsChapter 3: How To Dance - Five Golden Tips And Tricks To Know How To DanceSmooth Salsa SpinsChapter 4: How To Dance - Secret Tips To Learn How To Dance Like A SalsaProfessionalChapter 5: Salsa Class - A Countdown Of The 7 Things A Salsa Dancer Should TryChapter 6: Learn ... Leer más

$6.97 USD

This book covers several topics including:Chapter 1: Salsa Dancing HistoryChapter 2: Learn To Dance Salsa With Passion - 5 SecretsChapter 3: How To Dance - Five Golden Tips And Tricks To Know How To DanceSmooth Salsa SpinsChapter 4: How To Dance - Secret Tips To Learn How To Dance Like A SalsaProfessionalChapter 5: Salsa Class - A Countdown Of The 7 Things A Salsa Dancer Should TryChapter 6: Learn
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Katherine Dunham

Dance and the African Diaspora

de Joanna Dee Das ...

One of the most important dance artists of the twentieth century, dancer and choreographer Katherine Dunham (1909-2006) created works that thrilled audiences the world over. As an African American woman, she broke barriers of race and gender, most notably as the founder of an important dance company that toured the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Australia for several decades. ... Leer más

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One of the most important dance artists of the twentieth century, dancer and choreographer Katherine Dunham (1909-2006) created works that thrilled audiences the world over. As an African American woman, she broke barriers of race and gender, most notably as the founder of an important dance company that toured the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Australia for several decades.
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Between Beats

The Jazz Tradition and Black Vernacular Dance

de Christi Jay Wells ...

Between Beats: The Jazz Tradition and Black Vernacular Dance offers a new look at the complex intersections between jazz music and popular dance over the last hundred-plus years. Author Christi Jay Wells shows how popular entertainment and cultures of social dancing were crucial to jazz music's formation and development even as jazz music came to earn a reputation as a "legitimate" art form better ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

Between Beats: The Jazz Tradition and Black Vernacular Dance offers a new look at the complex intersections between jazz music and popular dance over the last hundred-plus years. Author Christi Jay Wells shows how popular entertainment and cultures of social dancing were crucial to jazz music's formation and development even as jazz music came to earn a reputation as a "legitimate" art form better
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Looking at Contemporary Dance

A Guide for the Internet Age

de Marc Raymond Strauss, Myron Howard Nadel ...

With a focus on dance innovation from the late 19th century to the present, this history provides dance students with accessible information on the major contributors to the art. Organized chronologically by the decades in which innovators were born or dance organizations were founded, the study shows the similarities and generational character that arise from shared influence. Rather than ... Leer más

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With a focus on dance innovation from the late 19th century to the present, this history provides dance students with accessible information on the major contributors to the art. Organized chronologically by the decades in which innovators were born or dance organizations were founded, the study shows the similarities and generational character that arise from shared influence. Rather than
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Dark Matter in Breaking Cyphers

The Life of Africanist Aesthetics in Global Hip Hop

de Imani Kai Johnson ...

The dance circle (called the cypher) is a common signifier of breaking culture, known more for its spectacular moves than as a ritual practice with foundations in Africanist aesthetics. Yet those foundations—evident in expressive qualities like call and response, the aural kinesthetic, the imperative to be original, and more—are essential to cyphering's enduring presence on the global stage. What ... Leer más

$32.99 USD

The dance circle (called the cypher) is a common signifier of breaking culture, known more for its spectacular moves than as a ritual practice with foundations in Africanist aesthetics. Yet those foundations—evident in expressive qualities like call and response, the aural kinesthetic, the imperative to be original, and more—are essential to cyphering's enduring presence on the global stage. What
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Dancing Revelations

Alvin Ailey's Embodiment of African American Culture

de Thomas F. DeFrantz ...

In the early 1960s, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was a small, multi-racial company of dancers that performed the works of its founding choreographer and other emerging artists. By the late 1960s, the company had become a well-known African American artistic group closely tied to the Civil Rights struggle. In Dancing Revelations, Thomas DeFrantz chronicles the troupe's journey from a ... Leer más

$41.39 USD

In the early 1960s, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was a small, multi-racial company of dancers that performed the works of its founding choreographer and other emerging artists. By the late 1960s, the company had become a well-known African American artistic group closely tied to the Civil Rights struggle. In Dancing Revelations, Thomas DeFrantz chronicles the troupe's journey from a
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跟雲門去流浪（新版）

de 林懷民 ...

Series series TONE
雲門的人走出主流社會的軌道。我們的工作常常離家，把至親好友撇在一邊遠行⋯⋯流浪是我們的宿命。——林懷民「跟雲門去流浪」是雲門舞集創辦人林懷民的海外巡演日紀。2007年暮春到夏初，六國八城的七週巡演中，林懷民在後台，在飯店，在飛機上寫下他的工作，他的見聞與心情。這是第一次，我們窺見雲門這個世界級的團隊如何克服困難，在雪梨、倫敦、里斯本、莫斯科、巴塞隆納等城，推出讓觀眾跳起來喝采的演出，以及舞台下的真實生活。林懷民親切温暖的分享家常，一路帶著讀者看雲門，看世界，看人生。遇到美好的事物，他像孩子一樣，歡呼「拍手！拍手！拍手！」他也坦述生命的哀傷，關於失敗，關於死亡。全書節奏輕快，敍事抒情，感人至深。說歸到底，林懷民原本就是一位出的作家。2019年7月，林懷民最後一次主持雲門的戶外公演，四萬多人湧入台北自由廣場，跟他告別。紐約時報以全版的篇幅，報導了這個盛會。記者問他，退休後會不會寫自傳。他說 ... Leer más

$8.99 USD

雲門的人走出主流社會的軌道。我們的工作常常離家，把至親好友撇在一邊遠行⋯⋯流浪是我們的宿命。——林懷民「跟雲門去流浪」是雲門舞集創辦人林懷民的海外巡演日紀。2007年暮春到夏初，六國八城的七週巡演中，林懷民在後台，在飯店，在飛機上寫下他的工作，他的見聞與心情。這是第一次，我們窺見雲門這個世界級的團隊如何克服困難，在雪梨、倫敦、里斯本、莫斯科、巴塞隆納等城，推出讓觀眾跳起來喝采的演出，以及舞台下的真實生活。林懷民親切温暖的分享家常，一路帶著讀者看雲門，看世界，看人生。遇到美好的事物，他像孩子一樣，歡呼「拍手！拍手！拍手！」他也坦述生命的哀傷，關於失敗，關於死亡。全書節奏輕快，敍事抒情，感人至深。說歸到底，林懷民原本就是一位出的作家。2019年7月，林懷民最後一次主持雲門的戶外公演，四萬多人湧入台北自由廣場，跟他告別。紐約時報以全版的篇幅，報導了這個盛會。記者問他，退休後會不會寫自傳。他說
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Dancers as Diplomats

American Choreography in Cultural Exchange

de Clare Croft ...

Dancers as Diplomats chronicles the role of dance and dancers in American cultural diplomacy. In the early decades of the Cold War and the twenty-first century, American dancers toured the globe on tours sponsored by the US State Department. Dancers as Diplomats tells the story of how these tours shaped and some times re-imagined ideas of the United States in unexpected, often sensational ... Leer más

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Dancers as Diplomats chronicles the role of dance and dancers in American cultural diplomacy. In the early decades of the Cold War and the twenty-first century, American dancers toured the globe on tours sponsored by the US State Department. Dancers as Diplomats tells the story of how these tours shaped and some times re-imagined ideas of the United States in unexpected, often sensational
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Ted Shawn

His Life, Writings, and Dances

de Paul A. Scolieri ...

Ted Shawn (1891-1972) is the self-proclaimed "Father of American Dance" who helped to transform dance from a national pastime into theatrical art. In the process, he made dancing an acceptable profession for men and taught several generations of dancers, some of whom went on to become legendary choreographers and performers in their own right, most notably his protégés Martha Graham, Louise Brooks ... Leer más

$28.79 USD

Ted Shawn (1891-1972) is the self-proclaimed "Father of American Dance" who helped to transform dance from a national pastime into theatrical art. In the process, he made dancing an acceptable profession for men and taught several generations of dancers, some of whom went on to become legendary choreographers and performers in their own right, most notably his protégés Martha Graham, Louise Brooks
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Resistance and Support

Contact Improvisation @ 50

de Ann Cooper Albright ...

Resistance and Support: Contact Improvisation @ 50 is a ground-breaking anthology that collects twenty original writings that elucidate critically important somatic and political perspectives on Contact Improvisation (CI). This form of partner dancing that was started in the United States in 1972, has spread into a vibrant global community in the twenty-first century. Resistance and Support is ... Leer más

$36.99 USD

Resistance and Support: Contact Improvisation @ 50 is a ground-breaking anthology that collects twenty original writings that elucidate critically important somatic and political perspectives on Contact Improvisation (CI). This form of partner dancing that was started in the United States in 1972, has spread into a vibrant global community in the twenty-first century. Resistance and Support is
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Martha Graham's Cold War

The Dance of American Diplomacy

de Victoria Phillips ...

Martha Graham's Cold War frames the story of Martha Graham and her particular brand of dance modernism as pro-Western Cold War propaganda used by the United States government to promote American democracy. Representing every seated president from Dwight D. Eisenhower through Ronald Reagan, Graham performed politics in the global field for over thirty years. Why did the State Department ... Leer más

$36.99 USD

Martha Graham's Cold War frames the story of Martha Graham and her particular brand of dance modernism as pro-Western Cold War propaganda used by the United States government to promote American democracy. Representing every seated president from Dwight D. Eisenhower through Ronald Reagan, Graham performed politics in the global field for over thirty years. Why did the State Department
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Queer Dance

Edición de Clare Croft ...

If we imagine multiple ways of being together, how might that shift choreographic practices and help us imagine ways groups assemble in more varied ways than just pairing another man with another woman? How might dancing queerly ask us to imagine futures through something other than heterosexuality and reproduction? How does challenging gender binaries always mean thinking about race, thinking ... Leer más

$44.99 USD

If we imagine multiple ways of being together, how might that shift choreographic practices and help us imagine ways groups assemble in more varied ways than just pairing another man with another woman? How might dancing queerly ask us to imagine futures through something other than heterosexuality and reproduction? How does challenging gender binaries always mean thinking about race, thinking
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Chance and Circumstance

Twenty Years with Cage and Cunningham

de Carolyn Brown ...

The long-awaited memoir from one of the most celebrated modern dancers of the past fifty years: the story of her own remarkable career, of the formative years of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and of the two brilliant, iconoclastic, and forward-thinking artists at its center—Merce Cunningham and John Cage.From its inception in the l950s until her departure in the l970s, Carolyn Brown was a ... Leer más

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The long-awaited memoir from one of the most celebrated modern dancers of the past fifty years: the story of her own remarkable career, of the formative years of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, and of the two brilliant, iconoclastic, and forward-thinking artists at its center—Merce Cunningham and John Cage.From its inception in the l950s until her departure in the l970s, Carolyn Brown was a
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Pensar la danza

de Delfín Colomé ...

Series series Turner Música
Como todo mundillo artístico, el de la danza está lleno de personajes y anécdotas fascinantes que a veces pasan inadvertidas para el gran público. El crítico, director de orquesta y pianista Delfín Colomé nos lo descubre en esta recopilación de artículos en primera persona, que sólo un apasionado de la danza, entregado a ella desde hace veinte años, puede escribir. Ameno e ilustrativo, este libro ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Como todo mundillo artístico, el de la danza está lleno de personajes y anécdotas fascinantes que a veces pasan inadvertidas para el gran público. El crítico, director de orquesta y pianista Delfín Colomé nos lo descubre en esta recopilación de artículos en primera persona, que sólo un apasionado de la danza, entregado a ella desde hace veinte años, puede escribir. Ameno e ilustrativo, este libro
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