World of Dance

World of Dance

Author: Jane Yolen

Publisher: Barefoot Books

Published: 2019-09-01

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 1782858865

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Say it with dance! This gorgeous collection will enchant young dancers with stories from eight cultures, including the Polka in the Czech Republic, Limbo in the West Indies and the Waltz in Germany.


Fields in Motion

Fields in Motion

Author: Dena Davida

Publisher: Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press

Published: 2011-10-01

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 1554583772

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Fields in Motion: Ethnography in the Worlds of Dance examines the deeper meanings and resonances of artistic dance in contemporary culture. The book comprises four sections: methods and methodologies, autoethnography, pedagogies and creative processes, and choreographies as cultural and spiritual representations. The contributors bring an insiders insight to their accounts of the nature and function of these artistic practices, giving voice to dancers, dance teachers, creators, programmers, spectators, students, and scholars. International and intergenerational, this collection of groundbreaking scholarly research points to a new direction for both dance studies and dance anthropology. Traditionally the exclusive domain of aesthetic philosophers, the art of dance is here reframed as cultural practice, and its significance is revealed through a chorus of voices from practitioners and insider ethnographers.


African Dance

African Dance

Author: Kariamu Welsh-Asante

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 1604134771

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The ancient tradition of African dance has influenced dance styles all over the world. It is used to commemorate many annual ceremonies and activities, such as rites of passage and the harvest, and it is also an important form of recreation, religious expression, and storytelling. In African Dance, Second Edition, the varied cultures of Africa and their respective dances are explored, along with the effects that colonialism had on the art form.


Popular Dance

Popular Dance

Author: Karen Lynn Smith

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1438134762

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An introduction to popular dance, from ballroom to hip-hop, discussing the history, styles, and famous dancers and choreographers.


Dance in a World of Change

Dance in a World of Change

Author: Sherry B. Shapiro

Publisher: Human Kinetics

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9780736069434

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With contributors from many fields and diverse cultural backgrounds, this book expands on the discourse and curriculum of dance in ways that connect it to the critical, political, moral and aesthetic dimensions of society, for example, examining choreography and issues of the self.


Middle Eastern Dance

Middle Eastern Dance

Author: Penni AlZayer

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1604134828

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Describes the history, movements, and cultural significance of several religious and secular Middle Eastern dances, including Whirling Dervishes, the dabkeh line dance, and others, and discusses the controversial men's solos as well as the evolution of American tribal style belly dance.


DK Eyewitness Books: Dance

DK Eyewitness Books: Dance

Author: Andre Grau

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2005-04-11

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 0756667828

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DK Eyewitness Books: Dance is an original and exciting new guide to the magic and beauty of dance around the world. Step-by-step sequences and glorious full-color photographs offer a unique "eyewitness" view of dance traditions including the magical performances, stunning costumes, and extraordinary talent of dancers. See a ballet costume designed by Picasso, dancers who balance on stilts, and headdresses studded with gemstones. Discover why Javanese dancers "flow like water", the stories of the great classical ballets, see dance crazes from the last 100 years, and much, much more. The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.


Worlding Dance

Worlding Dance

Author: S. Foster

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2009-06-10

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13: 0230236847

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What world has been constructed for dancing through the use of the term 'world dance'? What kinds of worlds do we as scholars create for a given dance when we undertake to describe and analyze it? This book endeavours to make new epistemological space for the analysis of the world's dance by offering a variety of new analytic approaches.