Folk dancing books

This book engages with the role of dance in Irish culture and society over the course of the twentieth century....  Read More >>

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Looks in detail at the growth in popularity and profile of the English folk arts in the first decade of the twenty-first...  Read More >>

This is a new release of the original 1931 edition.  Read More >>

This is a new release of the original 1949 edition.  Read More >>

This book provides a rich historical and ethnographic account of step dancing, step dancers, and Irish cultural...  Read More >>

This attractive set of user-friendly cards shows the 52 fundamental hand mudras used in Indian dance and theatre....  Read More >>

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A look at how the history of country and folk dancing in America is deeply intermeshed with that of political liberalism...  Read More >>

For the first time, the elaborate system of Indian hand mudras has been compiled into a comprehensive format that...  Read More >>

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Analyzing the extensive accounts of Aztec dance practices in colonial-era European chronicles, histories, letters,...  Read More >>

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More often then not I have found that dancers get to a place within the intermediate stage of dance and they find...  Read More >>

An informative, illustrated book on Sattriya, the classical dance form from Assam with articles by practitioners...  Read More >>

Indonesian court dance is famed for its sublime calm and stillness, yet this peaceful surface conceals a time of...  Read More >>

Indonesian court dance is famed for its sublime calm and stillness, yet this peaceful surface conceals a time of...  Read More >>

Dictionary of Vocabulary for Middle Eastern Dance Studies. 1. Basic movements used in dance. Terms used in all dance...  Read More >>

The Plains Indian warbonnet has become a symbol that the general public tends to associate with all Native Americans,...  Read More >>

Shows how dance, the highest expression of spirituality in cultures and traditions all over the world, is being...  Read More >>

Dance theatre has become a site of transformation in the Irish performance landscape. This book conducts a socio-political...  Read More >>

The African dancer requires complete technical mastery and must respect the precise rules handed down by the society...  Read More >>

This book presents perspectives on post-apartheid dance in South Africa by South African authors. The book focuses...  Read More >>

Through interviews with three generations of Yalalag Zapotecs ( Yalaltecos ) in Los Angeles and Yalalag, Oaxaca,...  Read More >>

Senegal has played a central role in contemporary dance due to its rich performing traditions, as well as strong...  Read More >>