Dance books

These stories span the years from when McAndrews studied ballet with Felia Doubrovska and Antonina Tumkovsky at...  Read More >>

This book explores the nexus between gender, ageing and culture in dancers practicing a variety of genres. It challenges...  Read More >>

In June of 2005, forty-year-old Jock Soto gave his farewell performance as a principal dancer with the New York...  Read More >>

Making Music for Modern Dance is a fascinating collection of source readings that offer first-hand accounts of musical...  Read More >>

Making Music for Modern Dance is a fascinating collection of source readings that offer first-hand accounts of musical...  Read More >>

A vital resource for historical and contemporary Caribbean dance practices  Read More >>

A dazzling exploration of a seductive, glittery culture  Read More >>

Provides in-depth discussions of twenty of George Balanchine's ballets. As in the critically acclaimed Balanchine...  Read More >>

For more than 400 years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve...  Read More >>

Renée D’Aoust draws from her experiences as a modern dancer in New York City. D’Aoust intertwines accounts of her...  Read More >>

Examines the meanings and resonances of artistic dance in contemporary culture. This book comprises four sections:...  Read More >>

Sensual, witty, and at times deeply moving, Cherry Radford's first novel is a sweeping tour-de-force.  Read More >>

The concept of ""worldmaking"" is based on the idea that ›the world‹ is not given, but rather produced through language,...  Read More >>

This unique book is the ultimate guide to getting the best out of your most valuable tool as a dancer  Read More >>

Charles T Polmont's groundbreaking work in which he describes the small randomly repeating patterns that his research...  Read More >>

A renewed interest in nature, the ancient Greeks, and the freedom of the body was to transform dance and physical...  Read More >>

Combining text, videotaped exercises and photographs, this book explores the ""Beyond Words"" programme of non-verbal...  Read More >>

Combining text, videotaped exercises and photographs, this book explores the ""Beyond Words"" programme of non-verbal...  Read More >>

From an idea generated by and dedicated to the ""late Ibrahim Farrah"". R.A.I.S. Handbook for students of Middle...  Read More >>

How contradanceand quadrille gave rise to merengue, danzon and other popular Creole dances  Read More >>

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The 'ballet d'action' was one of the most successful and controversial forms of theatre in the early modern period....  Read More >>

A teaching syllabus for teachers of Middle Eastern dance to allow students to play correctly to Arabic music. Inspired...  Read More >>

There is a connection, hard to explain logically but easy to feel, between achievement in public life and progress...  Read More >>

Features a set of interviews with dancers, from different cultural backgrounds, who have continued to perform well...  Read More >>