Dancing Across Borders: The American Fascination with Exotic Dance Forms
Author:   Anthony Shay
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
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9780786437849


Pages:   231
Publication Date:   13 May 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Dancing Across Borders: The American Fascination with Exotic Dance Forms


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Author:   Anthony Shay
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780786437849


ISBN 10:   0786437847
Pages:   231
Publication Date:   13 May 2008
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments      Introduction      Part I: Gateways 1. “I Nearly Swooned”: Empowering Encounters of the Exotic Kind      2. The Early Exotic Dancers      3. The Recreational International Folk Dance Movement      4. Ethnomusicology and Dance Ethnology      Part II: Genres 5. Kolomania: Balkan Dance as American Expression      6. Belly Dance: Embodied Orientalism      7. Classical Asian Dance: The Arduous Journey      8. Latin American Dances: Sin and Sex Made Safe      Conclusion      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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Award winning choreographer Anthony Shay is an associate professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at Pomona College, Claremont, California. His articles have appeared in Dance Research Journal, Iranian Studies Journal, International Encyclopedia of Dance, and other publications.

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