Dance books

In the early 1960s, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater was a small, multi-racial company of dancers that performed...  Read More >>

It is generally forgotten that cricket rather than rugby union was the 'national game' in New Zealand until the...  Read More >>

Reads belly dance through postcolonialism and queer theory. Throughout centuries of European colonial domination,...  Read More >>

For nearly a century, the training of ballet and modern dancers has followed two divergent paths. Modern practitioners...  Read More >>

The Lure of Perfection: Fashion and Ballett, 1780-1830 offers a unique look at how ballet influenced contemporary...  Read More >>

Opening with David Mancuso s seminal Love Saves the Day Valentine s party, Tim Lawrence tells the definitive story...  Read More >>

Dance is a Moment captures Limon's personality and achievements through a combination of narrative, direct quotations...  Read More >>

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John Martin, arguably the first modern dance critic in America and trail-blazer for the art form's validity in the...  Read More >>

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Elements of Classical Ballet Technique as Practiced in the School for the Dance Theatre of Harlem champions the...  Read More >>

This hilariously uplifting memoir follows an Arab American woman's merry life as she shimmies her way from getting...  Read More >>

The Body is a Clear Place is a collection of ten intelligent, lyrical essays that serve as a testament to Erick...  Read More >>

Combining critical analysis with personal history and poetry, these interconnected essays composed over 15 years...  Read More >>

First Published in 2004. Rudolf Laban was one of the great theorists and practitioners of movement. In Laban for...  Read More >>

A European marketing communications text which integrates both theoretical and practical implications of the subject...  Read More >>

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In 1999 the Maryinsky (formerly Kirov) Ballet and Theatre in St. Petersburg recreated its 1890 production of Sleeping...  Read More >>

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This book adds an entirely new dimension to the consideration of Humanism and Italian culture. It will make a welcome...  Read More >>

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Pre-Classic Dance Forms supplies its readers with complete historical descriptions of 16th and 17th century dances....  Read More >>

Modern Dance Techniques and Teaching is truly one of a kind: it is the only book to be published documenting Martha...  Read More >>