Dancing in the English style
Dancing in the English style

Author: Allison Abra

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2017-04-30

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 1526105950

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Dancing in the English style explores the development, experience, and cultural representation of popular dance in Britain from the end of the First World War to the early 1950s. It describes the rise of modern ballroom dancing as Britain's predominant popular style, as well as the opening of hundreds of affordable dancing schools and purpose-built dance halls. It focuses in particular on the relationship between the dance profession and dance hall industry and the consumers who formed the dancing public. Together these groups negotiated the creation of a 'national' dancing style, which constructed, circulated, and commodified ideas about national identity. At the same time, the book emphasizes the global, exploring the impact of international cultural products on national identity construction, the complexities of Americanisation, and Britain's place in a transnational system of production and consumption that forged the dances of the Jazz Age.

The Complete System of English Country Dancing,
The Complete System of English Country Dancing,

Author: Thomas Wilson (dancing master.)

Publisher:

Published: 1820

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13:

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Originally published in 1808 and expanded in 1811 under the title An analysis of country dancing, this edition borrows extensively from earlier editions. As with earlier editions, the figures for English country dances are explained through text, tables, and diagrams. Performed as a series of figures danced by a column of men facing a column of women, the English country dance was one of the most popular early nineteenth-century ballroom dances. This edition contains an extensive discussion on music with ten musical examples scored for a treble instrument.

Dancing in the English Style
Dancing in the English Style

Author: Allison Abra

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781526128218

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This title illuminates the history of popular dance, one of the most influential and widespread leisure practices in early twentieth-century Britain. It focuses in particular on the relationship between dancing and national identity construction, in a period when Britain participated in increasingly global markets of popular cultural production, consumption, and exchange.

An Introduction to English Country Dancing
An Introduction to English Country Dancing

Author: Rebecca Suerdieck

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2012-02-12

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 1105527808

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This book was created to offer Readers a deeper appreciation of English Country Dancing. Topics covered in the book include: history of this form of dance, style notes, sheet music, and instructions for several 17th and 18th century dances. Tips are given for hosting Period Dance events, how to ""call"" the dances, and information for Musicians. Several dances are included for family and younger audiences. Fully illustrated with many period images.