Harnessing the Wind
Harnessing the Wind

Author: Jan Erkert

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780736044875

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Illustrated with abstract and imaginative photographs, this is a philosophical guide for the dance field about the art of teaching modern dance. Integrating somatic theories, scientific research and contemporary aesthetic practices, it asks the reader to reconsider how and why they teach.

A Treatise on the Art of Dancing
A Treatise on the Art of Dancing

Author: Giovanni-Andrea Gallini

Publisher:

Published: 1772

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13:

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Originally published in 1762 and reissued in 1765, this work borrows heavily from previously published materials, including the works of Locke, Goldini, and especially John Weaver's 1712 An Essay towards a history of dancing. Gallini (1728-1805) presents a history of dance, arguments for learning the art of dance, and a discourse on the minuet. Especialy interesting are Gallini's comments on European and non-European dance, and discussion includes practices in Britain, Spain, Naples, the peasants of Tirol, Russia, Turkey, China, Africa, and the Americas.

The Art of Dancing, Historically Illustrated - To Which Is Added a Few Hints on Etiquette; Also, the Figures, Music, and Necessary Instruction for the Performance of the Most Modern and Approved Dances, as Executed at the Private Academies of the Author
The Art of Dancing, Historically Illustrated - To Which Is Added a Few Hints on Etiquette; Also, the Figures, Music, and Necessary Instruction for the Performance of the Most Modern and Approved Dances, as Executed at the Private Academies of the Author

Author: Edward Ferrero

Publisher: Brown Press

Published: 2010-03

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1445531518

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

A Complete Practical Guide to the Art of Dancing
A Complete Practical Guide to the Art of Dancing

Author: Thomas Hillgrove

Publisher:

Published: 1864

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13:

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New York dancing master Hillgrove acknowledges that he has "availed himself of all the books from which he might elicit any valuable information." Indeed, very little of the manual is original. Divided into six parts, Hillgrove discusses the benefits of dance, dress, deportment and etiquette in the ballroom and the supper room. The second part focuses on bows and courtesies, positions of the feet, and provides exercises for the feet and legs. The third and fourth parts discuss the quadrille and provide many figures. The fifth part is devoted to round dances such as the waltz, polka, schottisch, galop, and polka mazurka. The last section focuses on more quadrille figures and other group dances such as the "Virginia Reel," "Money Musk," and College Hornpipe.

Visions of Vocation
Visions of Vocation

Author: Steven Garber

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2014-01-27

Total Pages: 259

ISBN-13: 0830896260

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Vocation is more than a job. It is our relationships and responsibilities woven into the work of God. In following our calling to seek the welfare of our world, we find that it flourishes and so do we. Garber offers here a book for parents, artists, students, public servants and businesspeople—for all who want to discover the virtue of vocation.