Society Dancing: Fashionable Bodies in England, 1870-1920
Author:   T. Buckland
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
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9780230277144


Pages:   247
Publication Date:   13 June 2011
Format:   Hardback
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Society Dancing: Fashionable Bodies in England, 1870-1920


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Author:   T. Buckland
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.523kg
ISBN:  

9780230277144


ISBN 10:   0230277144
Pages:   247
Publication Date:   13 June 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface List of Illustrations Contents PART I: SOCIETY DANCES Fashionable Bodies and Society Dancing Fashioning Dance Histories The Seasonal Round Public Spaces Late Victorian Repertoire Anarchy in the Ball Room PART II: FASHIONING GENTILITY A Noble Profession Temples of Terpsichore The Fashioning of Ladies Modelling the Lady Where are our Men? Dancing Dogs and Manly Men PART III: MODERN MOVES Moving into the Twentieth Century Modernizing Terpsichore Civilization Under Threat Knuts and Aliens Civilizing from the Centre Looking Back, Moving On Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

'The strength of this book lies in the variety of facets of social dance in the late Victorian/early twentieth century which it addresses. This range of content culminates in a rich picture of time, place, people, their dances and their dancing.' - Alexandra Carter, Emeritus Professor in Dance Studies, University of Middlesex, UK


'The strength of this book lies in the variety of facets of social dance in the late Victorian/early twentieth century which it addresses. This range of content is, nevertheless, cohesive, and culminates in a rich picture of time, place, people, their dances and their dancing.' - Alexandra Carter, Emeritus Professor in Dance Studies, University of Middlesex, UK


Author Information

THERESA BUCKLAND Professor of Performing Arts at De Montfort University, UK.

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