Dance books

The author follows the life of Louis Horst, a key figure in American modern dance. The narrative is interspersed...  Read More >>

A collection of the verbal language of dance practitioners and researchers. This work presents people in dance,...  Read More >>

Actors now routinely learn dance, but dances rarely study acting. In The Six Questions, Nagrin maintains that a...  Read More >>

How did a dance born in the slums of nineteenth-century Buenos Aires, performed by pimp and prostitute, capture...  Read More >>

This work examines the British experience, the work and contribution of Indian dance practioners based in Britain...  Read More >>

A lively dialogue has evolved between the dance professionals in the United States and Europe, and their counterparts...  Read More >>

Presents detailed information for all of Astaire's performances along with a biography and annotated bibliography....  Read More >>

Discusses both parallels and distinctions between the history of modern dance in the United States and Germany....  Read More >>

<p> Gestures of Genius is for all women seeking understanding of the history in their own bodies, an engaging,...  Read More >>

Depicts a typical day for a ballet dancer, from warm-up exercises and lessons, to rehearsals, preparation, and finally...  Read More >>

Actors now routinely learn dance, but dances rarely study acting. In The Six Questions, Nagrin maintains that a...  Read More >>

This collection locates dance within the spectrum of urban life in late modernity, through a range of theoretical...  Read More >>

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This exciting new and original collection locates dance within the spectrum of urban life in late modernity, through...  Read More >>

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The function of dance in Latin American culture is the focus of the essays collected in Everynight Life. Viewing...  Read More >>

The function of dance in Latin American culture is the focus of the essays collected in Everynight Life. Viewing...  Read More >>

Brings together the work of critics who have ventured into the boundaries between dance and cultural studies to...  Read More >>

Dance, whether considered as an art form or embodied social practice, as product or process, is a prime subject...  Read More >>

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An interpretation of Balanchine's ballets, a portrait of the intelligentsia that gathered around his enterprise...  Read More >>

A biographical study of the Russian choreographer. It follows Ivanov from his school days to a career as choreographer...  Read More >>

In Choreography Observed, Jack Anderson has selected writings that focus most directly on choreographers and choreography...  Read More >>

Discusses all aspects of Choctaw dances and songs performed today by tribal dance troupes in Mississippi and Oklahoma....  Read More >>