Book on the Dance Floor
Book on the Dance Floor

Author: Brice Najar

Publisher:

Published: 2020-12-10

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13:

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In the Spring of 1997, the promotion of the HIStory album seemed as if it would continue for quite a while, especially since Michael Jackson's eponymous European tour was imminent. And yet, contrary to fans' expectations, a new album entitled Blood On The Dance Floor was announced. More than two decades later, Brice Najar decided to explore the history of this unusual and very special collection of music in the King of Pop's discography. As in Najar's previous book, Let's Make HIStory, he reached out to Michael Jackson's collaborative partners. Through their stories, he was able to fully examine this era, and to understand the context of Jackson's creative process during this time. Ultimately, Book On The Dance Floor serves as a complement to Najar's previous work, and adds to fans' insights into Jackson's life and legacy.

Rock the Dancefloor
Rock the Dancefloor

Author: Phil Morse

Publisher:

Published: 2016-08

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9781781331989

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If you want to know how it feels to be the DJ, to share the music you love with other people, to receive the adulation of packed dancefloors night after night, this book will show you exactly what to do to get there. Whether you're brand-new to this, a DJ who wants to finally break out of the bedroom, or you just want to improve your game, the five-step formula in Rock The Dancefloor! will help you to become a truly great DJ. This clear and practical guide will enable you to: Understand modern DJ gear, in order to avoid expensive mistakes Assemble the best music collection, so you can fill any dancefloor Quickly master all the techniques, so your DJ mixes sound amazing Perform like a pro at any type of gig: parties, bars, night clubs... Promote yourself effectively, for more and better paid bookings

Dance Music Spaces
Dance Music Spaces

Author: Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2022-01-31

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 1793607559

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Dance Music Spaces examines the production of physical and digital spaces in dance music, and how the players—clubs, clubbers, and DJs—use authenticity, branding, and commercialism to navigate them. An in-depth study into three women DJs—The Blessed Madonna, Honey Dijon, and Peggy Gou—reveals a new concept, “authenticity maneuvering.” In it Danielle Hidalgo exposes how the strategic use of a rave ethos both bolsters acceptance in dance music spaces and hides often problematic commercial practices. This timely, thoughtful, and deeply personal book presents a compelling analysis of the complicated interplay between dancing bodies, digital practices, and spatial offerings in contemporary dance music.

26th Edition DEBBIES BOOK(R)
26th Edition DEBBIES BOOK(R)

Author: Debbie Hemela

Publisher: Debbies Book, Inc

Published: 2014-02-26

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1938666038

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This is the 26th Edition of Debbies Book®. Now, after the release of our Android version of our iPhone App in Janurary 2014, it’s time to release our 26th print edition. You now have 3 ways to experience Debbies Book®! • A physical book for users who want to hold it in their hands • A printable book for users who want to print certain pages • A tablet-friendly eBook for users who love their iPads and eReaders The book is organized by categories in alphabetical order. Listings for Prop Houses and Costume Rental Houses are shortened to one or two lines to save space. Their full contact information is located within the Prop House and Costume Rental Houses categories only.

Dance Floor Democracy
Dance Floor Democracy

Author: Sherrie Tucker

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 2014-10-23

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 0822376202

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Open from 1942 until 1945, the Hollywood Canteen was the most famous of the patriotic home front nightclubs where civilian hostesses jitterbugged with enlisted men of the Allied Nations. Since the opening night, when the crowds were so thick that Bette Davis had to enter through the bathroom window to give her welcome speech, the storied dance floor where movie stars danced with soldiers has been the subject of much U.S. nostalgia about the "Greatest Generation." Drawing from oral histories with civilian volunteers and military guests who danced at the wartime nightclub, Sherrie Tucker explores how jitterbugging swing culture has come to represent the war in U.S. national memory. Yet her interviewees' varied experiences and recollections belie the possibility of any singular historical narrative. Some recall racism, sexism, and inequality on the nightclub's dance floor and in Los Angeles neighborhoods, dynamics at odds with the U.S. democratic, egalitarian ideals associated with the Hollywood Canteen and the "Good War" in popular culture narratives. For Tucker, swing dancing's torque—bodies sharing weight, velocity, and turning power without guaranteed outcomes—is an apt metaphor for the jostling narratives, different perspectives, unsteady memories, and quotidian acts that comprise social history.

The Love Book
The Love Book

Author: Nina Solomon

Publisher: Akashic Books

Published: 2014-12-15

Total Pages: 299

ISBN-13: 1617753378

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“Fans of Sarah Dessen and Mary Kay Andrews will enjoy this grown-up Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, a story of risk, reward, loss, and love” (Booklist). A Publishers Weekly Pick of the Week and a New York Post Required Reading Pick It all starts when four unsuspecting women, on a singles’ bike trip through Normandy, discover a mysterious red book about love. But did they discover it—or did the book bring them together? Somehow the possibly magical Love Book will insinuate itself into Emily’s, Beatrice’s, Max’s, and Cathy’s lives, which so far haven’t turned out exactly the way society, their families, or they themselves have planned. Along the way, they’ll be nudged, cajoled, inspired—perhaps even “guided”—in spite of themselves to discover love, fulfillment, and the true nature of being a soul mate. “The Love Book should come with a warning: Do not begin unless you can afford to finish it—today. I could not, and did not, put it down. A contemporary Jane Austen, Nina Solomon has written a smart and funny book about what it’s like to be a woman, no longer young but not yet old and still single, looking for love in all the wrong places, only to find life. I laughed out loud so often I was downright downcast when I reached the last page and had to give up the good company of these wonderful characters.” —Beverly Donofrio, author of Astonished: A Story of Healing and Finding Grace “Happy endings abound in this novel about the power of love and friendship.” —Kirkus Reviews “A compelling mix of story lines . . . Plenty of good banter and characterization.” —Publishers Weekly

The Complete 3-Book Splintered Saga Collection
The Complete 3-Book Splintered Saga Collection

Author: A. G. Howard

Publisher: Abrams

Published: 2024-09-24

Total Pages: 1003

ISBN-13:

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Dive into the darkly enchanting world of A. G. Howard's Splintered series with this complete collection, featuring all three spellbinding novels: Splintered, Unhinged, and Ensnared. This collection is perfect for fans of dark fantasy, romance, and reimagined fairy tales. Immerse yourself in A. G. Howard's lush, imaginative storytelling and experience the magic of Wonderland like never before. Splintered: Follow Alyssa Gardner as she discovers her connection to Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. With a family curse looming over her, Alyssa must navigate a twisted Wonderland to save her mother and herself. Unhinged: The adventure continues as Alyssa grapples with her dual life—one foot in the real world and the other in the chaotic realm of Wonderland. With her heart torn between her mortal love, Jeb, and the enigmatic Morpheus, Alyssa faces new challenges and dark secrets. Ensnared: In the thrilling conclusion, Alyssa must journey deeper into Wonderland than ever before. With the fate of both worlds hanging in the balance, she must confront her darkest fears and make the ultimate sacrifice to save those she loves.

The Brickmaker's Bride (Refined by Love Book #1)
The Brickmaker's Bride (Refined by Love Book #1)

Author: Judith Miller

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2014-09-30

Total Pages: 345

ISBN-13: 1441264752

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In the clay-rich hills of the newly founded state of West Virginia, two families tentatively come together to rebuild a war-torn brickmaking business. Ewan McKay has immigrated to West Virginia with his aunt and uncle, promising to trade his skills in the clay business for financial help. Uncle Hugh purchases a brickmaking operation from a Civil War widow and her daughter, and it's Ewan's job to get the company up and running again. Ewan seeks help from Laura, the former owner's daughter, and he quickly feels a connection with her, but she's being courted by another man--a lawyer with far more social clout and money than Ewan. Resolving that he'll make the brickworks enough of a success that he can become a partner in the business and be able to afford to bring his sisters over from Ireland, Ewan pours all his energy into the new job. But when Hugh signs a bad business deal, all Ewan's hard work is put in jeopardy. As his hopes for the future crumble, Laura reveals something surprising. Can she help him save the brickworks, and will Ewan finally get a shot at winning her heart?

Together, Somehow
Together, Somehow

Author: Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispireta

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 2023-06-30

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 1478027053

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In Together, Somehow, Luis Manuel Garcia-Mispireta examines how people find ways to get along and share a dancefloor, a vibe, and a sound. Drawing on time spent in the minimal techno and house music subscenes in Chicago, Paris, and Berlin as the first decade of the new millennium came to a close, Garcia-Mispireta explains this bonding in terms of what he calls stranger-intimacy: the kind of warmth, sharing, and vulnerability between people that happens surprisingly often at popular electronic dance music parties. He shows how affect lubricates the connections between music and the dancers. Intense shared senses of sound and touch help support a feeling of belonging to a larger social world. However, as Garcia-Mispireta points out, this sense of belonging can be vague, fluid, and may hide exclusions and injustices. By showing how sharing a dancefloor involves feeling, touch, sound, sexuality, and subculture, Garcia-Mispireta rethinks intimacy and belonging through dancing crowds and the utopian vision of throbbing dancefloors.